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Genus: Cymbopogon
Life
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Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
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> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Poales
> Family: Poaceae
There are about 40 species worldwide (tropical and
subtropical Africa, Asia and Australia) of which seven are native to
southern Africa and one naturalised. Cymbopogon citratus (Lemon grass) is
cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Cymbopogon caesius
Recorded from Zimbabwe.
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Cymbopogon citratus
Recorded from Zimbabwe.
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Cymbopogon densiflorus
Recorded from Zimbabwe.
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Cymbopogon dieterlenii
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Cymbopogon marginatus
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Cymbopogon nardus (Citronella)
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Cymbopogon prolixus
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Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from
Glen (2002).
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