ABSTRACT
The origin of ‘Geranium oil’ is very confused as it is frequently referred to as Pelargonium odoratissimum. This is an apple-scented species and the misnomer probably arose from a particular P. graveolens variety which was very odouriferous. The name P. odoratissimum was then used by early writers of Essential Oil books (Guenther, 1951) as well as the trade distributors.
