Plant Details

Accepted name:: Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle [Poaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
allapu kommu vellavanti gadda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
allupu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
andropogonis nardi folium	Pharmaceutical	Farmakope Herbal Indonesia, 2nd edn (DKRI, 2017)
anjai hullu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bodha gaddi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bodhai-hullu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ceylon citronella	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ceylon citronella grass	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
ceyloncitronell	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chora-pulla-enna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chorapullu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
citronela-de-java	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
citronella	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
citronella aenna hullu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
citronella grass	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
citronella hullu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
citronellagräs	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
citronelle	Other	Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
citronellgras	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
citronnelle de ceylan	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
citronnelle de sri lanka	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cymbopoginis nardi herba	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
cymbopogonis caulis	Pharmaceutical	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009)
daun sereh	Other	Farmakope Herbal Indonesia, 2nd edn (DKRI, 2017)
dichtblättriges zitronellagras	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ganda-hanchi-khaddi-yanne	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gandahanchikhaddi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gandha hanchi kaddi hullu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gandhabael	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ganjini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ganjinikaghas	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ganjni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ganjni-ka-aitr	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
giant turpentine grass	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
gingergrass	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
guchcha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
heen pengiri	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
jambir-trn	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kaamaakshi hullu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaamaakshikasavu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaamanchi gaddi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaavattum pul	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamachipillu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kamachippillu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamakshi-kasuvu-nune	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamakshi-pulla-enna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamakshi-pullu-yenney	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamakshihullu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamakshikasuvu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamakshipillu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamakshipulla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamanchi-gaddinune	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamanchigaddi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamatci-p-pul	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karathai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kavattam-pullu-yenney	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kavattampillu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kavattampul	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kommu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lena batupengiri	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
mana	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
mana grass	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
manaka pillu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
manda pillu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mandap-pullu-yenney	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mandappillu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
myet-hmwe	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
nard grass	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
new citronella grass	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ooshadhana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pustbur	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sabalin-hmwe	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
sengamanimalai-pillu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sengana pillu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
serai	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009)
serai wangi	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
sereh	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
sereh wangi	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
seriwang	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
shunnarip-pullu-yenney	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sorai angi	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
sugandhi gavah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sukkunaroo-pilloo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sunnarippillu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
usadhana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ushadhan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vasnepillu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
xiang mao	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
මාන	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
ලේනබටු පැඟිරි	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
හීන් පැඟිරි	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf		Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
Oil, Whole plant		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
stems		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Whole plant, leaf	Oil	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
leaves	essential oil, oil	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
all parts of the above ground plants		Farmakope Herbal Indonesia, 2nd edn (DKRI, 2017)
stem		Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 27 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Andropogon nardus L. Sp. Pl.: 1046 (1753).
Cymbopogon validus (Stapf) Stapf ex Burtt Davy Ann. Transvaal Mus. 3: 121 (1912).
Andropogon citrosus Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 90 (1840), pro syn.
Andropogon confertiflorus Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 385 (1854).
Andropogon grandis Nees ex Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 399 (1854).
Andropogon hamulatus Nees ex Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 388 (1854).
Andropogon nardus subsp. grandis (Nees ex Steud.) Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 605 (1889).
Andropogon nardus var. luridus Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 7: 204 (1896).
Andropogon nardus subsp. nilagiricus Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 604 (1889).
Andropogon nardus var. prolixus Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 352 (1898).
Andropogon nardus var. validus Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 352 (1898).
Andropogon nardus var. zeyheri Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 607 (1889).
Andropogon nilagiricus Hochst. Exsicc. (Pl. Hohenack.) 1851: n.° 932 (1851), nom. superfl.
Andropogon pseudohirtus Steud. Flora 12: 471 (1829).
Andropogon thwaitesii Hook.f. in H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 5: 243 (1900).
Cymbopogon afronardus Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 279 (1919).
Cymbopogon claessensii Robyns Fl. Agrost. Congo Belge 1: 145 (1929).
Cymbopogon confertiflorus (Steud.) Stapf Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 318 (1906).
Cymbopogon nardus var. confertiflorus (Steud.) Bor J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 51: 905 (1953).
Cymbopogon nardus var. luridus (Hook.f.) N.Rama Rao J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 12: 378 (1988 publ. 1989).
Cymbopogon nardus subsp. nilgiricus Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 604 (1889).
Cymbopogon prolixus (Stapf) E.Phillips Intr. S. Afr. Grass. 6: 218 (1931).
Cymbopogon thwaitesii (Hook.f.) Willis Revis. Cat. Pl. Ceylon: 110 (1911).
Cymbopogon validus var. lysocladus Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 252 (1919).
Cymbopogon virgatus Stapf ex Bor J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 52: 168 (1954).
Lagurus paniculatus Burm.f. Fl. Indica: 30 (1768).
Sorghum nardus (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 (1891).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Andropogon nardus	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Andropogon nardus L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002)
Andropogon nardus Linn.	Farmakope Herbal Indonesia, 2nd edn (DKRI, 2017) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Cymbopogon nardus	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rende	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Will. Watson	Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
Cymbopogon nardus (Linn.) Rendle	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Cymbopogon nardus (Linn.) Rendle.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Cymbopogon nardus (Linn.) W. Watson	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009)
Cymbopogon nardus Rendle	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Cymbopogon nardus Rendle.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Cymbopogon validus (Stapf) Stapf ex Burtt Davy	Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002)
Cymbopogon validus Stapf.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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