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Cymbopogon citratus

Scientific name: Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf
Synonym: Andropogon citratus DC.
Botanical family: POACEAE

Vernacular names

(In territories with significant traditional TRAMIL use)

Antigua and Barbuda:

  • fever grass
  • lemon grass

Trinidad and Tobago:

  • fever grass
  • lemon grass

Barbados:

  • fever grass
  • lemon grass

St Vincent and Grenadines:

  • fever grass
  • lemon grass

Dominican Republic:

  • limoncillo

Puerto Rico:

  • limoncillo

Venezuela:

  • molojillo criollo

Guadeloupe:

  • sitwonnèl
  • zacate té

Dominica:

  • sitwonnèl
  • zacate té

Saint Martin:

  • sitwonnèl
  • zacate té

Martinique:

  • sitwonnèl
  • zacate té

Saint Lucia:

  • sitwonnèl
  • zacate té

Guatemala:

  • té de limón

Mexico:

  • té limón
  • zacate limón
  • zacate té

Honduras:

  • té limón
  • zacate limón
  • zacate té

Costa Rica:

  • té limón
  • zacate limón
  • zacate té

Other vernacular names

Botanical description

Erect, densely, tufted perennial grass. Leave blades 1 m x 5-15 mm, narrowing towards both ends, margins rough.  Flowering panicles rarely formed; inflorescence up to 60 cm long and drooping, spikes sessile, linear to linear-lanceolate.

Voucher(s)

Faujour,9,BAR

Ochoa,258,HPMVH

Girón,199&478,CFEH

García,2654,JBSD

Mejía,18,MAPR

Delens,264209-30,VEN

Balland,10,HVB

Delaigue,11,NHTT

Ríos,411,CECALLI


Pharmacopoeia

Ed.2

References

Disclaimer

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