There are five different *Pelargonium* species with lemon scent: 1. *Pelargonium crispum* (P.J. Bergius) L'Hér. 2. *Pelargonium citronellum* J.J.A. Van der Walt 3. *Pelargonium × melissimum* Sweet 4. *Pelargonium × nervosum* Sweet 5. *Pelargonium citrosum* Voigt ex Sprague
*Most common species in trade are:* 1. *Pelargonium crispum* (P.J. Bergius) L'Hér. [The leaves are lemon-scented, fan-shaped and the leaf margins are crisped] 2. *Pelargonium citronellum* J.J.A. Van der Walt [The leaf is palmately shaped with sharply pointed lobes] 3. *Pelargonium citrosum* Voigt ex Sprague [*marketed as "mosquito plant" 'Citronella plant'*] Kind regards, Varun On 12 Mar 2017 2:21 p.m., "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote: > Looks different from images of *Pelargonium citronellum* at > Dave’s Garden <http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/76753/> Plantzafrica > <https://www.plantzafrica.com/plantnop/pelargcitro.htm> geraniaceae.com > <http://geraniaceae.com/cgi-bin/detail.py?id=738> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > Date: 3 March 2017 at 17:06 > Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:182736] Plant For ID : VJTI,Mumbai : 280214 : > AK-28 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > Cc: "Aarti S. Khale" <[email protected]>, Anil Thakur < > [email protected]>, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > > > Or can it be *Pelargonium citronellum* as per another thread > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topicsearchin/indiantreepix/Pelargonium$20AND$20citronellum/indiantreepix/UEHPHJ0XnOM> > ? > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> > Date: 28 February 2014 at 18:34 > Subject: [efloraofindia:182736] Plant For ID : VJTI,Mumbai : 280214 : AK-28 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Small, cultivated plant seen at the exhibition. > Not very sure, but it was in the medicinal plants section. > Id please. > Aarti > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
