Cymbopogon schoenanthus

Cymbopogon schoenanthus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Anthistiriinae
Genus: Cymbopogon
Species: Cymbopogon schoenanthus
Subspecies: C. s. subsp. proximus – C. s. subsp. schoenanthus

Name

Cymbopogon schoenanthus (L.) Spreng., 1815

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Andropogon schoenanthus L., Sp. Pl.: 1046 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Cymbopogon citriodorus Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 107 (1821), nom. superfl.
  • Trachypogon schoenanthus (L.) Nees, Linnaea 7: 281 (1832).
  • Sorghum schoenanthus (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Regional: Western Africa Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Western Sahara Regional: Central Africa Central African Repu, Chad, Mali, Niger Regional: Eastern Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Yemen Regional: Western Asia Iran Introduced into: Réunion References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sprengel, C.P.J., 1815. Plantarum Minus Cognitarum Pugillus . . . Halae 2: 15.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cymbopogon schoenanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Cymbopogon schoenanthus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 25. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cymbopogon schoenanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cymbopogon schoenanthus. Published online. Accessed: September 25 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cymbopogon schoenanthus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Kameelgras
مصرى: اذخر مكى
العربية: إذخر مكي
Deutsch: Kamelgras
English: camel grass, geranium grass
español: pasto de camellos
فارسی: herbe à chameau
Hausa: Nobe
മലയാളം: നാന്മുഖപ്പുല്ല്
Nederlands: Kameelgras
polski: Palczatka wełnista
svenska: kamelgräs

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