Poaceae FAMILY
Chrysopogon orientalis
Chrysopogon orientalis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Chrysopogon orientalis is a perennial grass with culms 30 - 90cm tall. The plant usually has a creeping habit, though sometimes the stolons are short and stout and the plant densely tufted[ 375 Title Grassland Species - Profiles Publication Author Website http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Gbase/Default.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse information on over 650 species of plants that grow in grassland, including trees, shrubs and perennial plants as well as grasses. Gives a brief description of the plant, its range and habitat and some of its uses. ]. The plant is used to protect sandy soils from wind erosion in coastal areas
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southeast China, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatHill slopes, coastal sand at low elevations[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].