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Poaceae

Subfamily Bambusoideae
Tribe Bambuseae

Subfamily Bambusoideae
Tribe Oryzeae

Subfamily Chloridoideae
Tribe Chloridoid Assemblage

Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Andropogoneae

Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Maydeae

Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae

W/C = Wild Collected
Cymbopogon flexuosus

  • Query IPNI
  • Common Name: East Indian Lemon Grass
  • Family: Poaceae Barnh.

  • Country of Origin: southern India, New Guinea
  • Habitat: perennial grass

  • Uses: Lemongrass oil is obtained by steam distillation of partially wilted leaves of this species and is reportedly used for athlete's foot, insect repellent, scabies, muscular aches and pains, poor circulation, insufficient milk in breast feeding mothers, colitis, indigestion, fevers, infections illness, headaches, nervous exhaustion and other stress related disorders.
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199900127
  • Source: Horizon Herbs
  • Accession Date: 08-30-1999
  • Bench: 2310 - Temperate Australia / New Zealand
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 06-11-2008
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Poales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Poaceae
  • SubFamily: Panicoideae
  • Tribe: Andropogoneae
  • SubTribe: Andropogoninae
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