Cymbopogon nardus

Cymbopogon nardus

Cymbopogon nardus

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 nardus

Name

Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle, 1899

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Andropogon nardus L., Sp. Pl.: 1046 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Sorghum nardus (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Lagurus paniculatus Burm.f., Fl. Indica: 30 (1768).
  • Andropogon pseudohirtus Steud., Flora 12: 471 (1829).
  • Andropogon citrosus Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 90 (1840), pro syn.
  • Andropogon nilagiricus Hochst., Exsicc. (Pl. Hohenack.) 1851: n.° 932 (1851), nom. superfl.
  • Andropogon confertiflorus Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 385 (1854).
  • Andropogon grandis Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 399 (1854).
  • Andropogon hamulatus Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 388 (1854).
  • Andropogon nardus subsp. grandis (Nees ex Steud.) Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 605 (1889).
  • Andropogon nardus subsp. nilagiricus Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 604 (1889).
  • Andropogon nardus var. zeyheri Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 607 (1889).
  • Cymbopogon nardus subsp. nilgiricus Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 604 (1889).
  • Andropogon nardus var. luridus Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 204 (1896).
  • Andropogon nardus var. prolixus Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 352 (1898).
  • Andropogon nardus var. validus Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 352 (1898).
  • Andropogon thwaitesii Hook.f. in H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 5: 243 (1900).
  • Cymbopogon confertiflorus (Steud.) Stapf, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 318 (1906).
  • Cymbopogon thwaitesii (Hook.f.) Willis, Revis. Cat. Pl. Ceylon: 110 (1911).
  • Cymbopogon validus (Stapf) Stapf ex Burtt Davy, Ann. Transvaal Mus. 3: 121 (1912).
  • Cymbopogon afronardus Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 279 (1919).
  • Cymbopogon validus var. lysocladus Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 252 (1919).
  • Cymbopogon claessensii Robyns, Fl. Agrost. Congo Belge 1: 145 (1929).
  • Cymbopogon prolixus (Stapf) E.Phillips, Intr. S. Afr. Grass. 6: 218 (1931).
  • Cymbopogon nardus var. confertiflorus (Steud.) Bor, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 51: 905 (1953).
  • Cymbopogon virgatus Stapf ex Bor, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 52: 168 (1954).
  • Cymbopogon nardus var. luridus (Hook.f.) N.Rama Rao, J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 12: 378 (1988 publ. 1989).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland Regional: Eastern Africa Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Tropical Africa Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya, East Himalaya, India Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Regional: Southeastern Asia Myanmar Introduced into: Andaman Is., Bahamas, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Fiji, Florida, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Sumatera, Taiwan, Trinidad-Tobago References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rendle, A.B. in W. P. Hiern, 1899. Cat. Afr. Pl. 2(1):155.

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 nardus 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 nardus. 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 nardus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cymbopogon nardus. Published online. Accessed: September 25 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cymbopogon nardus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Reuseterpentyngras
مصرى: سيمبوبوجون ناردوس
English: Ceylon citronella
español: zacate limón
français: citronnelle de Ceylan
magyar: Citronella
Bahasa Indonesia: Serai wangi
日本語: コウスイガヤ
Jawa: Seré
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಕಮಾಚಿ ಹುಲ್ಲು
한국어: 시트로넬라
Bahasa Melayu: Serai wangi
မြန်မာဘာသာ: စပါးလင်ဆီမွှေး
Nederlands: Citronella
português: citronela-de-Java
svenska: citronellagräs
ไทย: ตะไคร้หอม
Tiếng Việt: Sả Sri Lanka
中文: 亚香茅

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