Cymbopogon commutatus

Cymbopogon commutatus

Cymbopogon commutatus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Anthistiriinae
Genus: Cymbopogon
Species: Cymbopogon commutatus

Name

Cymbopogon commutatus (Steud.) Stapf, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1907: 211 (1907)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Andropogon commutatus Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 387 (1854)
  • Gymnanthelia commutata (Steud.) Schweinf. & Asch. in G.Schweinfurth, Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 299 (1867)
  • Sorghum commutatum (Steud.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 791 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Andropogon commutatus var. flavicundus Chiov. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 286 (1908 publ. 1907)
  • Andropogon commutatus var. violaceus Chiov. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 286 (1908 publ. 1907)
  • Andropogon flavicundus Chiov. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 7: 61 (1897), pro syn.
  • Andropogon floccosus Schweinf. in Bull. Herb. Boissier 2(App. 2): 14 (1894)
  • Cymbopogon commutatus var. jammuensis (B.K.Gupta) H.B.Naithani in Fl. Pl. India, Nepal & Bhutan: 483 (1990)
  • Cymbopogon divaricatus Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 278 (1919)
  • Cymbopogon floccosus (Schweinf.) Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 276 (1919)
  • Cymbopogon parkeri Stapf in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 10 (1929)
  • Cymbopogon parkeri var. jammuensis B.K.Gupta in Proc. Indian Acad. Sci., B 71: 86 (1970)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Central Asia Afghanistan, Pakistan Regional: Peninsular Arabia Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Regional: Indian subcontinent India Regional: Southwestern Asia Iran, Iraq, Palestine Continental: Africa Regional: Central Africa Chad Regional: Eastern Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Western Africa Mauritania, Senegal References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Stapf, O., 1854. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1907:211.

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. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cymbopogon commutatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 09. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Cymbopogon commutatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 October 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cymbopogon commutatus. Published online. Accessed: October 09 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cymbopogon commutatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• العربية: إذخر متغير
• English: incense grass, aromatic rush, camel's hay, lemon grass

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