Cymbopogon citratus
A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cymbopogon
- Species
- Cymbopogon citratus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1906
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cymbopogon citratus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
8 synonyms in this snapshot
- Andropogon ceriferName author: Hack.
- Andropogon ceriferusName author: Hack.
- Andropogon citratusName author: DC.
- Andropogon citriodorusName author: Desf.
- Andropogon nardus subsp. ceriferusName author: (Hack.) Hack.
- Andropogon nardus var. ceriferusName author: (Hack.) Hack.
- Andropogon roxburghiiName author: Nees ex Wight & Arn.
- Cymbopogon nardus subvar. citratusName author: (DC.) Roberty
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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