Cymbopogon schoenanthus

Cymbopogon schoenanthus

Taxonavigation

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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

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Cymbopogon schoenanthus (L.) Spreng., 1815

Synonyms

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  • 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

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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

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Primary references

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Additional references

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

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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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