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Poaceae
Cymbopogon

not marked as a favorite taxon *Cymbopogon citratus (A.P. de Candolle) Stapf. Common name: Lemon Grass. Phenology: Jan-Apr. Habitat: Disturbed hammocks. Distribution: Native of s. Asia.

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Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, K4, NS, POWO, WH3; Andropogon citratus A.P. de Candolle. Basionym: Andropogon citratus DC. 1813

Links to other floras: = Cymbopogon citratus - FNA25

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native range: southern India & Sri Lanka



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