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Taxon:
Cymbopogon caesius
(Nees ex Hook. & Arn.) Stapf
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Cymbopogon
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Anthristiriinae
Nomen number:
12796
Place of publication:
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906:360. 1906
Verified:
02/08/2006
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
8
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Cymbopogon caesius
(Nees ex Hook. & Arn.) Stapf subsp.
caesius
(0 active accession[s])
Cymbopogon caesius
(Nees ex Hook. & Arn.) Stapf subsp.
giganteus
(Chiov.) Sales
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon excavatus
Hochst.
Cymbopogon excavatus
(Hochst.) Stapf
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Reference(s)
Bor, N. L.
1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan.
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India.
1948-1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
Eritrea added in 2000
Lazarides, M.
1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Pullaiah, T. et al.
1997-1998. Flora of Andhra Pradesh (India).
Rechinger, K. H., ed.
1963-. Flora iranica.
Sreekumar, P. V. & V. J. Nair.
1991. Flora of Kerala - grasses.
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest.
1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Note:
mentions
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
English
kachi grass –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Eritrea
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Lesotho
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Cape Province
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Free State
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Transvaal
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
s.
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Lesotho
,
Namibia
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[Cape Province, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Yemen
CHINA:
China
[Guangdong Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu]
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
(s.),
Sri Lanka
,
Pakistan
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Materials
essential oils
fide Wealth India RM 2:412. 1950
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India.
1948-1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials.
Name
References