Camel grass

Camel grass
Cymbopogon schoenanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Cymbopogon
Species: C. schoenanthus
Binomial name
Cymbopogon schoenanthus
Spreng.
Synonyms

Andropogon spp
Camel grass
Camel hay

Cymbopogon schoenanthus (or andropogon schoenanthus,[1] also known as camel grass,[1][clarification needed] fever grass,[2] geranium grass,[1] West Indian lemon grass[2]) is a herbal plant of southern Asia and northern Africa, with fragrant foliage.[citation needed]

Contents

Nomenclature and Taxonomy

  • Cymbopogon schoenanthus (L.) Spreng.[1]
  • Andropogon schoenanthus L.[1]
  • Andropogon ivarancusa Boiss.[1]
  • Andropogon laniger Desf. var. ivarancusa.[1]

Toxicology

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Henriette's Herbal Homepage. "Cymbopogon schoenanthus". http://www.henriettesherbal.com/plants/cymbopogon/schoenanthus.html. Retrieved 20 April 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Herbal substances index of Common Names". TGA Approved Terminology for Medicines. Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australia. http://www.tga.gov.au/DOCS/pdf/aan/aanherb4.pdf. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 

See also

  • Cymbopogon, genus including other species of lemon grass

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