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Pelargonium odoratissimum

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Ethnobotanical Use
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Internal ID UUID644046709fc51234909505
Scientific name Pelargonium odoratissimum
Authority [Soland.]
First published in Hort. Kew. 2: 419 (1789)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Pelargonium odoratum Hoffmanns. Verz. Pfl.-Kult. : 93 (1824)
Cortusina odoratissima Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 77 (1835)
Geraniospermum odoratissimum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 94 (1891)
Geranium africanum Cav. Diss. 4: 242 (1787)
Geranium odoratissimum L. Sp. Pl. : 679 (1753)
Pelargonium odorum Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 312. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796]
Geranium odoriferum G.Don Gen. Hist. 1: 739, in syn. 1831 [early Aug 1831]
Pelargonium odoriferum Sweet ex G.Don
Geranium odoratum Burm.f.

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Language Common/alternative name
English apple geranium
Arabic لقلقي شديد الرائحة
Arabic عتر
Arabic عطرة
Arabic عطر عربي
Upper Sorbian wonjata pelargonija
Lithuanian kvapioji pelargonija
Macedonian итер
Macedonian слаткарче
Slovenian muškatka
Chinese 碰碰香
Chinese 豆蔻入腊红
Chinese 香天竺葵

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  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Madeira
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Puerto Rico
    • Western South America
      • Ecuador

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001064313
UNII 9FTG41943I
USDA Plants PEOD
Tropicos 13900570
INPN 630349
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:376654-1
The Plant List tro-13900570
Open Tree Of Life 29125
NCBI Taxonomy 1167265
IPNI 376654-1
iNaturalist 591639
GBIF 2891612
Freebase /m/0139yk6d
EPPO PELOD
EOL 594633
USDA GRIN 27134
Wikipedia Pelargonium_odoratissimum
PFAF Pelargonium odoratissimum

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles From Cymodocea Serrulata Leaf Extract and Their Biological Activities Harshitha VR, I.G.K I, Suresh V, Pitchiah S Cureus 04-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10990964
doi:10.7759/cureus.55521
PMID:38576637
Biosynthesis and Optimization of ZnO Nanoparticles Using Ocimum lamifolium Leaf Extract for Electrochemical Sensor and Antibacterial Activity Tilahun E, Adimasu Y, Dessie Y ACS Omega 24-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10399153
doi:10.1021/acsomega.3c02709
PMID:37546677
Updates on Biogenic Metallic and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Therapy, Drug Delivery and Cytotoxicity Nikolova MP, Joshi PB, Chavali MS Pharmaceutics 03-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10301310
doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics15061650
PMID:37376098
Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using an Aqueous Extract of Punica granatum for Antimicrobial and Catalytic Activity Fouda A, Saied E, Eid AM, Kouadri F, Alemam AM, Hamza MF, Alharbi M, Elkelish A, Hassan SE J Funct Biomater 07-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10144860
doi:10.3390/jfb14040205
PMID:37103295
Cinnamomum sp. and Pelargonium odoratissimum as the Main Contributors to the Antibacterial Activity of the Medicinal Drink Horchata: A Study Based on the Antibacterial and Chemical Analysis of 21 Plants Fernandez-Soto P, Celi D, Tejera E, Alvarez-Suarez JM, Machado A Molecules 10-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9862262
doi:10.3390/molecules28020693
PMID:36677749
A Review of the Green Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles Utilising Southern African Indigenous Medicinal Plants Mutukwa D, Taziwa R, Khotseng LE Nanomaterials (Basel) 03-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9565575
doi:10.3390/nano12193456
PMID:36234584
Edible Flower Species as a Promising Source of Specialized Metabolites Dujmović M, Radman S, Opačić N, Fabek Uher S, Mikuličin V, Voća S, Šic Žlabur J Plants (Basel) 27-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9570977
doi:10.3390/plants11192529
PMID:36235395
Editorial: Edible flowers: Understanding the effect of genotype, preharvest, and postharvest on quality, safety, and consumption Scariot V, Ferrante A, Romano D Front Plant Sci 13-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9513602
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.1025196
PMID:36176674
Medicinal Plants from Latin America with Wound Healing Activity: Ethnomedicine, Phytochemistry, Preclinical and Clinical Studies—A Review Salazar-Gómez A, Alonso-Castro AJ Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 31-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9505834
doi:10.3390/ph15091095
PMID:36145316
Green Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO Nanoparticles Using Pelargonium odoratissimum (L.) Aqueous Leaf Extract and Their Antioxidant, Antibacterial and Anti-inflammatory Activities Abdelbaky AS, Abd El-Mageed TA, Babalghith AO, Selim S, Mohamed AM Antioxidants (Basel) 26-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9329751
doi:10.3390/antiox11081444
PMID:35892646
Poorly Investigated Ecuadorian Medicinal Plants Armijos C, Ramírez J, Vidari G Plants (Basel) 16-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9229133
doi:10.3390/plants11121590
PMID:35736741
Natural Products from Medicinal Plants against Phytopathogenic Fusarium Species: Current Research Endeavours, Challenges and Prospects Seepe HA, Nxumalo W, Amoo SO Molecules 29-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8587185
doi:10.3390/molecules26216539
PMID:34770948
Medicines in the Kitchen: Gender Roles Shape Ethnobotanical Knowledge in Marrakshi Households Teixidor-Toneu I, Elgadi S, Zine H, Manzanilla V, Ouhammou A, D’Ambrosio U Foods 30-Sep-2021
PMCID:PMC8535590
doi:10.3390/foods10102332
PMID:34681381
Computational modeling predicts potential effects of the herbal infusion “horchata” against COVID-19 Tejera E, Pérez-Castillo Y, Toscano G, Noboa AL, Ochoa-Herrera V, Giampieri F, Álvarez-Suarez JM Food Chem 14-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8314115
doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130589
PMID:34311241
Activity of Selected Group of Monoterpenes in Alzheimer’s Disease Symptoms in Experimental Model Studies—A Non-Systematic Review Wojtunik-Kulesza K, Rudkowska M, Kasprzak-Drozd K, Oniszczuk A, Borowicz-Reutt K Int J Mol Sci 08-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8306454
doi:10.3390/ijms22147366
PMID:34298986

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
Geraniol 637566 Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCO)C)C 154.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.31.1501

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