Pan India Bouquets

Cymbopogon olivieri (Boiss.) Bor

Family : POACEAE
(Grass Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : POACEAE
Synonym(s) : Andropogon ariani Edgew.; Cymbopogon ladakhensis B.K.Gupta; Sorghum lanigerum (Desf.) Kuntze; Gymnanthelia lanigera (Desf.) Andersson
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cymbopogon jwarancusa subsp. olivieri (Boiss.) Soenarko
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Arid grassland and cultivated fields
Comments / notes : Cultivated
Flower, Fruit : December
Distribution :
- Gujarat : CHU
Native : Tropical & South Africa, West Indian Ocean, Arabian Peninsula to Indian Subcontinent
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Tropical & South Africa, West Indian Ocean, Arabian Peninsula to Indian Subcontinent, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam
Literature : Shah G. L. (1978). Flora of Gujarat State Part 1. University Press Sardar Patel University: 806
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Cymbopogon olivieri. Downloaded on 7 December 2023.