EPPO Global Database

Cymbopogon nardus(CYGNA)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: CYGNA
  • Preferred name: Cymbopogon nardus
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) Rendle

Notes

Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina (except Thailand), Sudan to Zaïre, East Africa, Angola, Mozambique to South Africa, Madagascar. Used medicinally. Introduced in Mediterranean (Egypt), Malesia (except Sulawesi), China (including Taiwan), Nigeria, USA (Florida), Mexico, Caribbean (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Trinidad), South America (Colombia, Brazil), New Guinea


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Cymbopogon afronardus Stapf

Common names
Name Language
citronella grass English
nard grass English
citronela Portuguese
citronela-de-java Portuguese
serai wangi Indonesian