Details for: PI 400243, Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle
Origin:
Donated – Kenya
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
29 Apr 1975
PI Assigned:
1975
Improvement Status:
Uncertain improvement status
Form Received:
Plant
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle
Origin:
Donated – Kenya
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
29 Apr 1975
PI Assigned:
1975
Improvement Status:
Uncertain improvement status
Form Received:
Plant
Source History
Donated
29 April 1975.
Kenya
Comment: Received through W.J. Kaiser, Plant Quarantine Services, East Africa Agricultur and Forestry Research Organization, Nairobi.
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Narrative
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle
Genus:
Cymbopogon
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Anthristiriinae
Nomen number:

12810
Place of publication:

W. P. Hiern, Cat. afr. pl. 2(1):155. 1899
Verified:
02/09/2006 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon nardus L.

Autonym(s)
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle var. nardus

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon nardus L. var. nardus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon confertiflorus Steud.
Andropogon nardus L. var. validus Stapf
Cymbopogon afronardus Stapf
Cymbopogon confertiflorus (Steud.) Stapf
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle var. confertiflorus (Steud.) Stapf ex Bor
Cymbopogon validus (Stapf) Burtt Davy

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishCeylon citronella  1Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Englishcitronella  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Englishcitronella grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishgiant turpentine grass as Cymbopogon validus1Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58 Note: mentions
Englishnard grass  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishnew citronella grass  1Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1994. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 8:131.
Afrikaansreuse terpentyngras as Cymbopogon validus2Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58 Note: mentions
Frenchcitronnelle de Ceylan  2Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Frenchcitronnelle de Sri Lanka  2Bellenot, D. 2009. pers. comm. Note: re. French common names
GermanCeyloncitronell  2Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
GermanCitronellgras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germandichtblättriges Zitronellagras as var. confertiflorus2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1345.
Portuguesecitronela-de-Java  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishzacate limón  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishcitronellagräs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
  • The Taxonomic Name Of The Accession When It Was Received: 14 May 2015, from Cymbopogon validus (Stapf) Burtt Davy to Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle
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