*Cymbopogon nardus (Linnaeus) Rendle. Common name: Citronella Grass, Nardgrass. Phenology: Nov-Mar. Habitat: Cultivated, escaped to disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of s. Asia.
Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, FlGr, K4, NS, POWO; = Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle var. confertiflorus (Steud.) Stapf ex Bor — FNA25; > Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle var. nardus — FNA25; Andropogon nardus Linnaeus. Basionym: Andropogon nardus L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Cymbopogon nardus var. confertiflorus - FNA25; > Cymbopogon nardus var. nardus - FNA25
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