Cymbopogon procerus

Cymbopogon procerus

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 procerus

Name

Cymbopogon procerus (R.Br.) Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 273 (1915)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Andropogon procerus R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 202 (1810)
  • Sorghum procerum (R.Br.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Andropogon exaltatus R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 202 (1810)
  • Cymbopogon exaltatus (R.Br.) Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 273 (1915)
  • Schizachyrium mitchellianum B.K.Simon in Austrobaileya 3: 90 (1989)
  • Sorghum exaltatum (R.Br.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 791 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Southestern Asia Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Sulawesi Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Regional: Australiaa New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Domin, K. 1915. Beiträge zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. 1. und 2. Abteilung: Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae, Monocotyledoneae. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 1–554, tab. IX–XVIII. Stuttgart, Schweizerbart. BHL Reference page. ː 85:273.

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 procerus 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 procerus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 October 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cymbopogon procerus. Published online. Accessed: October 09 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cymbopogon procerus 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 مرتفع
• English: Lemon Grass, Scentgrass

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