Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGeraniales
FamilyGeraniaceae
GenusPelargonium
Scientific name with authorshipPelargonium zonale (L.) L'Hér.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Campylia variegata (L.fil.) SweetCiconium clarum Hoffmanns.Ciconium cocciniflorum Hoffmanns.Ciconium crenatum (Link) Hoffmanns.Ciconium densiflorum Eckl. & Zeyh.Ciconium leptopetalum SweetCiconium leucanthum Hoffmanns.Ciconium marginatum (Cav.) Hoffmanns.Ciconium placidum Hoffmanns.Ciconium rosula Hoffmanns.Ciconium siccifolium (Hoffmanns. ex F.Dietr.) Hoffmanns.Ciconium stenopetalum (Ehrh.) Hoffmanns.Ciconium zonale (L.) Hoffmanns.Geraniospermum variegatum (L.fil.) KuntzeGeraniospermum zonale (L.) KuntzeGeranium crenatum AndrewsGeranium marginatum Cav.Geranium quadricolor Verschaff.Geranium ribifolium Dumort.Geranium stenopetalum (Ehrh.) AndrewsGeranium stenopetalum Poir.Geranium variegatum L.fil.Geranium zonale L.Hoarea amoena SweetHoarea marginata (Cav.) SweetPelargonium amoenum F.Dietr.Pelargonium clarum Hoffmanns.Pelargonium crenatum Hoffmanns.Pelargonium crenatum LinkPelargonium densiflorum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) F.Dietr.Pelargonium densiflorum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud.Pelargonium divaricatum F.Dietr.Pelargonium felteri F.Dietr.Pelargonium leptopetalum (Sweet) Steud.Pelargonium leucanthum Hoffmanns.Pelargonium leucanthum Hoffmanns. ex F.Dietr.Pelargonium marginatum (Cav.) LinkPelargonium marginatum R.KnuthPelargonium novum Steud.Pelargonium oleatum F.Dietr.Pelargonium placidum Hoffmanns.Pelargonium ribifolium (Dumort.) DC.Pelargonium rosula Hoffmanns.Pelargonium sanguineum Loisel.Pelargonium siccifolium Hoffmanns.Pelargonium siccifolium Hoffmanns. ex F.Dietr.Pelargonium stenopetalum Ehrh.Pelargonium variegatum (L.fil.) Steud.Pelargonium variegatum (L.fil.) Willd.Pelargonium zonale (L.) L'Hér. ex AitonPelargonium zonale subsp. foliis-variegatis AndréPelargonium zonale var. lacunosum Ten.Pelargonium zonale var. marginatum (Cav.) G.DonPelargonium zonale var. quadricolor Rothsch.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Gene source
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier377229-1
Use codesEU GS ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.