Lemongrass (Cymbopogon quinhonensis)
Description
Cymbopogon quinhonensis is a grass species first described by Aimée Antoinette Camus , and is now known as Sylvia Mabel Phillips and Shou Liang Chen . Cymbopogon quinhonensis is part of the genus Cymbopogon , and the family grass . No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life . Cymbopogon, better known as lemongrass, is a genus of Asian, African, Australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family. Some species (particularly Cymbopogon citratus) are commonly cultivated as culinary and medicinal herbs because of their scent, resembling that of lemons (Citrus limon). Common names include lemon grass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, citronella grass, cha de Dartigalongue, fever grass, tanglad, hierba Luisa, or gavati chahapati, amongst many others.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Tracheophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Poales
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Family: Poaceae
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Genus: Cymbopogon
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