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, 2^nd 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