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The Cultivar Rose, is generally referred to as P. graveolens and it’s essential oil is referred to as Rose Geranium Oil (Bourbon type).

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Introduction

The first pelargonium (belonging to the Geraniaceae family), P.cucullatum (L.)L’Herit. was collected from Table Mountain in 1672 and taken back to the Netherlands. They became so popular and easy to grow; they were exported all over Europe.

Commercial production of rose geranium oil began in the early nineteenth Century around Grasse, France. Plant material was sent to Réunion (then called Bourbon) in the 1880’s where production of a distinct rose geranium oil began. It was later determined that the plant material was a hybrid of 2 species, P. capitatum and P. radens (Demarne and Van der Walt, 1989; Dermarne 1992), and was called the Cultivar Rose.

Today, the Cultivar Rose, is generally referred to as P. graveolens and it’s essential oil is referred to as Rose Geranium Oil (Bourbon type).

Different chemotypes exist around the world, as plants cultivated elsewhere produce oil with different compositions to those grown on the Island of Réunion

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Essential oil of Rose Geranium (P. graveolens) L’Hér.ex Ait

Synonyms Rose geranium bourbon type, Cultivar Rose
Origin South Africa
Description Essential oil produced by steam distillation

Main chemical components:

Linalool, Geraniol, Citranellol, c-Rose oxide, t-Rose oxide, isomenthones, menthones