Poaceae FAMILY

Cymbopogon clandestinus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cymbopogon clandestinus is an erect, perennial grass with solitary culms 100 - 200cm tall. The culms have prop-roots near their base. The plant is harvested from the wild as a source of essential oils. It is sometimes cultivated for the essential oils[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Andaman Islands

HabitatDry, rocky places and in open forest on hillsides.