Cymbopogon schoenanthus

Cymbopogon schoenanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Cymbopogon
Species:
C. schoenanthus
Binomial name
Cymbopogon schoenanthus
(L.) Spreng.
Subspecies
Synonyms
  • Andropogon schoenanthus L.
  • Cymbopogon citriodorus Link, nom. superfl.
  • Sorghum schoenanthus (L.) Kuntze
  • Trachypogon schoenanthus (L.) Nees

Cymbopogon schoenanthus, the camel grass, camel's hay, straw of Mecca, fever grass, geranium grass, or West Indian lemon grass, is a herbal plant of Southern Asia and Northern Africa, with fragrant foliage.

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