Cymbopogon flexuosus

Cymbopogon flexuosus

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 flexuosus

Name

Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) W.Watson, 1882

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Andropogon flexuosus Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 388 (1854).
• Homotypic
  • Andropogon nardus subsp. flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 603 (1889).
• Heterotypic
  • Andropogon ampliflorus Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 388 (1854).
  • Cymbopogon flexuosus var. sikkimensis Bor, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 52: 162 (1954).
  • Cymbopogon travancorensis Bor, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 52: 174 (1954).
  • Cymbopogon flexuosus var. arunachalis S.C.Nath & K.K.Sarma, Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 30: 159 (2002).
  • Cymbopogon flexuosus var. assamensis S.C.Nath & K.K.Sarma, Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 30: 160 (2002).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam Introduced into: Andaman Is., Bahamas, China South-Central, Egypt, Florida, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Mauritius, New Guinea, Seychelles, Sumatera References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Watson, W. in E. T. Atkinson, 1882. Gaz. N. W. Ind. 10:392.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Cymbopogon flexuosus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Dec. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Cymbopogon flexuosus. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 13 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Cymbopogon flexuosus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 DEc. 2015.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Malabargras, ostindisches Lemongras
English: Cochin lemongrass, East Indian lemongrass, lemongrass, Malabar grass, Malabar lemongrass
español: pasto de Malabar
français: herbe de Malabar, lemongrass, verveine des Indes

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