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Taxon:
Chrysopogon zizanioides
(L.) Roberty
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Chrysopogon
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Nomen number:
424704
Place of publication:
Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire, A 22:106. 1960
Verified:
03/18/2003
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1
(
1
active,
1
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Phalaris zizanioides
L.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Anatherum zizanioides
(L.) Hitchc. & Chase
Andropogon zizanioides
(L.) Urb.
Vetiveria zizanioides
(L.) Nash
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon muricatus
Retz.
Andropogon odoratus
Steud., nom. inval.
Invalid Designation(s)
Andropogon squarrosus
auct.
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Reference(s)
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong.
Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
URL:
http://botany.si.edu/Antilles/WestIndies/results.cfm
Note:
=
Vetiveria zizanioides
Burkill, H. M.
1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Note:
=
Vetiveria zizanioides
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Note:
=
Vetiveria zizanioides
Englert, J. M. et al.
1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
Note:
=
Vetiveria zizanioides
Euro+Med Editorial Committee.
Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord.
Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
URL:
http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/
Note:
as native
George, A. S., ed.
1980-. Flora of Australia.
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Hammel, B. E. et al., eds.
2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
Note:
=
Vetiveria zizanioides
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion.
2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
URL:
http://www2.darwin.edu.ar/Proyectos/FloraArgentina/FA.asp
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Note:
=
Vetiveria zizanioides
Panel on Vetiver, Board on Science and Technology for International Development, National Research Council.
1993. Vetiver grass: a thin green line against erosion. 11.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Randall, R. P.
2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
URL:
http://www.weeds.org.au/docs/intro_flora_australia.pdf
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Vetiveria zizanioides
Veldkamp, J. F.
1999. A revision of
Chrysopogon
Trin., including
Vetiveria
Bory (Poaceae) in Thailand and Malesia with notes on some other species from Africa and Australia. Austrobaileya 5:522-523.
Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia.
2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123.
Note:
=
Vetiveria zizaniodes
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Common names
English
cuscus grass –
Reference(s)
khus-khus –
Reference(s)
khus-khus grass –
Reference(s)
vetiver –
Reference(s)
vetiver grass –
Reference(s)
French
chiendent odorant –
Reference(s)
vétiver –
Reference(s)
German
Vetivergras –
Reference(s)
India
khas-khas –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
capim-de-cheiro –
Reference(s)
capim-sândalo –
Reference(s)
patchuli-falso –
Reference(s)
Spanish
zacate violeta –
Reference(s)
Swedish
vetivergräs –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Assam
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Bihar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Madhya Pradesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Meghalaya
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Odisha
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Tamil Nadu
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Uttar Pradesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
West Bengal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
Punjab
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Indochina
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
2
Cultivated
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
China
China
2
Cultivated
Northern America
United States
s.
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
Native
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
[Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal],
Sri Lanka
,
Pakistan
[Punjab]
INDO-CHINA:
Indochina
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
Cultivated
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
Northern America
REGION:
United States
(s.)
Southern America
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Costa Rica
Naturalized
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
Southern America
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Costa Rica
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
boundary/barrier/support
fide Vetiver grass: a thin green line against erosion. 1993, National Research Council
Panel on Vetiver, Board on Science and Technology for International Development, National Research Council.
1993. Vetiver grass: a thin green line against erosion. 11.
Environmental
erosion control
fide Vetiver grass: a thin green line against erosion. 1993, National Research Council
Panel on Vetiver, Board on Science and Technology for International Development, National Research Council.
1993. Vetiver grass: a thin green line against erosion. 11.
Materials
essential oils
used in perfumery and soaps
Panel on Vetiver, Board on Science and Technology for International Development, National Research Council.
1993. Vetiver grass: a thin green line against erosion. 11.
Medicines
folklore
fide CRC MedHerbs ed2, as
Vetiveria zizanioides
; Herbs Commerce ed2, as
Vetiveria zizanioides
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References