Ceylon citronella
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle
Cymbopogon nardus, known as Ceylon citronella, is a perennial aromatic grass in the Poaceae family. It is native to tropical Asia and has been widely introduced to other regions. The plant is unpalatable to cattle and can render pastureland unusable, often becoming invasive.
Description
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle is a member of the grass family Poaceae. It is native to tropical Asia and has been reported in numerous locations, including BR, TW, MX, JM, NG, UG, DM, CN, KE, Lake Mburo National Park, Caldas, Cundinamarca, LA, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, and others. The plant is known as Ceylon citronella in common names. It is a perennial, aromatic grass that is not suitable for consumption by cattle due to its unpalatable nature. C. nardus is known to be invasive and can cause pastureland to become unusable. The species was first published in 1899.
Other common names
giant turpentine grasscitronellacitronella grassnew citronella grassCeylon citronellanard grass
Distribution
BR · TW · MX · JM · NG · UG · DM · CN · KE · Lake Mburo National Park · Caldas, Cundinamarca · LA · Andaman Is. · Angola · Assam · Bahamas · Bangladesh · Bismarck Archipelago · Borneo · Botswana · Brazil Northeast · Brazil West-Central · Burundi · Cambodia · Cape Provinces · Caroline Is. · China South-Central · China Southeast · Colombia · Cuba
Synonyms
Andropogon citrosusAndropogon confertiflorusAndropogon grandisAndropogon hamulatusAndropogon nardusAndropogon nardus subsp. grandisAndropogon nardus subsp. nilagiricusAndropogon nardus var. luridusAndropogon nardus var. prolixusAndropogon nardus var. validusAndropogon nilagiricusAndropogon pseudohirtusAndropogon thwaitesiiCymbopogon afronardusCymbopogon claessensiiCymbopogon confertiflorusCymbopogon nardus subsp. nilgiricusCymbopogon nardus var. confertiflorusCymbopogon nardus var. luridusCymbopogon prolixusCymbopogon thwaitesiiCymbopogon validusCymbopogon validus var. lysocladusCymbopogon virgatusLagurus paniculatusSorghum nardusAndropogon nardus var. confertiflorusCymbopogon nardus var. nardusAndropogon nardus var. zeyheriAndropogon nilagiricus