PLANTS Profile for Cymbopogon citratus (lemon grass)

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PLANTS Profile

Cymbopogon citratus (DC. ex Nees) Stapf
lemon grass

Symbol:

CYCI

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I
VI		I

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Photo of Cymbopogon citratus (DC. ex Nees) Stapf

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Pakistan. Usage Requirements.

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Cymbopogon citratus (DC. ex Nees) Stapf

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Synonyms:
Cymbopogon citratus (DC. ex Nees) Stapf

ANCI4

Andropogon citratus DC. ex Nees

Distribution:
Cymbopogon citratus (DC. ex Nees) Stapf


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USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Cymbopogon citratus (DC. ex Nees) Stapf

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 10 species in Cymbopogon

Classification:
Cymbopogon citratus (DC. ex Nees) Stapf

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Cymbopogon Spreng. – lemon grass
Species	Cymbopogon citratus (DC. ex Nees) Stapf – lemon grass

Introduced Information:
Cymbopogon citratus (DC. ex Nees) Stapf

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Cymbopogon citratus (DC. ex Nees) Stapf

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41613.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 06:14 AM CDT