Summary
Place of publication:
Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Peradeniya) 4:188. 1908
Verified:
02/09/2006
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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Common names
English
Burma citronella – Java citronella – French
citronnelle de Java – herbe citron de Java – German
Javacitronelle – Swedish
javagräs –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Ghana | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | China | China | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Vietnam | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Guatemala | | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Honduras | | |
Cultivated
Africa
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ghana
Asia-Temperate
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
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INDO-CHINA:
Vietnam
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MALESIA:
Indonesia
Southern America
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BRAZIL:
Brazil
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MESOAMERICA:
Guatemala, Honduras
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | erosion control | | Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds. 1999. Essential-oil plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 19:106-110. |
Materials | essential oils | | Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds. 1999. Essential-oil plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 19:106-110. |
Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103628.
Accessed 6 October 2024.