Pelargonium graveolens , CIM-Sangam

About Plant	Pelargonium graveolens (Family: Geraniaceae) is native of eastern part of the Mediterranean region, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Pelargonium graveolens is an erect, multi-branched shrub, that grows up to 1.5 m and has a spread of 1 m. The leaves are deeply incised leaves are velvety and soft to the touch (due to glandular hairs). The flowers vary from pale pink to almost white and the plant flowers from August to January. The leaves may be strongly rose-scented, although the leaf shape and scent vary. Some plants are very strongly scented and others have little or no scent. Some leaves are deeply incised and others less so, being slightly lobed.
Plant Variety	CIM-Sangam
Major Constituents of Variety	Citronellol, Geraniol, Isomenthone
Essential Oil	Pelargonium graveolens CIM-Sangam
MS Graph of Essential Oil
Compounds in essential Oil	Linalool, (Z)-Rose oxide, (E)-Rose oxide, Menthone, Isomenthone, ?-Terpineol, Citronellol, Geraniol, Citronellyl formate, Geranyl formate, 6,9-Guaiadiene, Geranyl butyrate, 2-Phenylethyl tiglate, 10-epi-?-eudesmol, Geranyl tiglate
Major Compound	Isomenthone Geraniol Citronellol
MS Graph in Compound
Compound Property
Contributor	Zafar Iqbal Warsi1, Kahkashan Khatoon, Akanksha Singh, Kajal Singh, Sanjeet Kumar Verma, Rajesh Kumar Verma, Gazala Parween, Tanya Singh, Zakir Husain, Ram Swaroop Verma, Sudeep Tandon, Munmun Kumar Singh, Laiq Ur Rahman
Year of Release	2025
Reference	Registration of developed resilient somaclonal variant of geranium ‘CIM SANGAM’ with high oil yield and low citronellol: Geraniol ratio for cultivation in the North Indian plains, Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences 47 (1) : 41-47, 2025, ISSN 3048-5843 (Print), https://doi.org/10.62029/jmaps.v47i1.warsi