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Taxon:  Pelargonium tomentosum Jacq.



Summary
Genus:
Pelargonium
Section:
Pelargonium
Family:
Geraniaceae
Nomen number:
27141
Place of publication:
Icon. pl. rar. 3:10, t. 537. 1794 ("1786-1793"); Collectanea 5:140. 1797 ("1796")
Verified:
03/19/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
  3. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  4. Demarne, F. E. & J. J. A. van der Walt. 1990. Pelargonium tomentosum: a potential source of peppermint-scented essential oil. S. African J. Pl. Soil. S. African J. Pl. Soil 7:36-39.
  5. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  6. Miller, D. 1996. Pelargoniums; a gardener's guide to the species and their hybrids and cultivars 111.
  7. van der Walt, J. J. A. & P. J. Vorster. 1981. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 2. 145.
  8. van der Walt, J. J. A. 1985. A taxonomic revision of the type section of Pelargonium L'Hérit. (Geraniaceae). Bothalia 15:383.
Common names
English
herb-scent geranium –
pennyroyal pelargonium –
peppermint geranium –
peppermint-scent geranium –
peppermint-scent pelargonium –
piperitum –
Swedish
pepparmyntspelargon –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Provinces.w.
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Cape Province (s.w.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialspotential as essential oilsfor peppermint-scented oilsDemarne, F. E. & J. J. A. van der Walt. 1990. Pelargonium tomentosum: a potential source of peppermint-scented essential oil. S. African J. Pl. Soil. S. African J. Pl. Soil 7:36-39.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=27141. Accessed 21 May 2025.