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Taxon:
Cymbopogon nardus
(L.) Rendle
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Cymbopogon
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Anthristiriinae
Nomen number:
12810
Place of publication:
W. P. Hiern, Cat. afr. pl. 2(1):155. 1899
Verified:
02/09/2006
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon nardus
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon confertiflorus
Steud.
Andropogon nardus
L. var.
validus
Stapf
Cymbopogon afronardus
Stapf
Cymbopogon confertiflorus
(Steud.) Stapf
Cymbopogon nardus
(L.) Rendle var.
confertiflorus
(Steud.) Stapf ex Bor
Cymbopogon validus
(Stapf) Burtt Davy
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson.
Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
Bellenot, D.
2009. pers. comm.
Bor, N. L.
The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan. 1960
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India.
1950. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. Delhi. 1948-1976 2:418-419.
Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds.
Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. 1986-1987
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1994. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 1980- 8:131.
Erhardt, W. et al.
Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
FNA Editorial Committee.
Flora of North America. 1993-
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al.
Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. 1990
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long.
Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. 1984-
Kress, W. J. et al.
A checklist of the trees, shrubs, herbs, and climbers of Myanmar. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 45. 2003
Lazarides, M.
The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia. 1980
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds.
1999. Essential-oil plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 19:108.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Pullaiah, T. et al.
Flora of Andhra Pradesh (India). 1997-1998
Rehm, S. & G. Espig.
The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics. 1991
Rehm, S.
Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
Terrell, E. E. et al.
Agric. Handb. no. 505. 1986
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Uphof, J. C. T.
1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 1968 167.
Van Wyk, B.-E. & M. Wink.
Medicinal plants of the world. 2004
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
Common names
English
Ceylon citronella –
Reference(s)
citronella –
Reference(s)
citronella grass –
Reference(s)
giant turpentine grass –
Reference(s)
nard grass –
Reference(s)
new citronella grass –
Reference(s)
Afrikaans
reuse terpentyngras –
Reference(s)
French
citronnelle de Ceylan –
Reference(s)
citronnelle de Sri Lanka –
Reference(s)
German
Ceyloncitronell –
Reference(s)
Citronellgras –
Reference(s)
dichtblättriges Zitronellagras –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
citronela-de-Java –
Reference(s)
Spanish
zacate limón –
Reference(s)
Swedish
citronellagräs –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Lesotho
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Cape Province
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Free State
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Transvaal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Andhra Pradesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Assam
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Bihar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Karnataka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Manipur
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Tamil Nadu
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Tripura
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Uttar Pradesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
West Bengal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
China
China
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Native
Africa
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Sudan
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Lesotho
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[Cape Province, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
[Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal],
Sri Lanka
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Sri Lanka
INDO-CHINA:
Myanmar
MALESIA:
Indonesia
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Food additives
flavoring
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996
Materials
essential oils
Rehm, S. & G. Espig.
The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics. 1991
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=12810
. Accessed
6 October 2024
.
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