Genus Cymbopogon Spreng.


Summary
Genus number:
3274
Last updated:
6 February 2017
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Anthristiriinae
Common name(s):

lemongrass
Accession count:

110 (19  active, 9  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


Synonyms
Synonym(s)

Images (12 total. Click on image for more.)
Disseminule drawings\; A: Spikelets in alternate pairs along rachis; B: spikelet with florets in two views; C-D: caryopsis in two views

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References:
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=3274. Accessed 10 May 2026.