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Cymbopogon flexuosus

(Nees ex Steud.) W.Watson (1882)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Cymbopogon

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: E.T.Atkinson, Gaz. N. W. Ind. 10: 392 (1882)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cymbopogon flexuosus Kauai Waimea District. Hanapepe Heights subdivision, 4767 Alii Rd. House and lot along road. lot with Cynodon dactylon lawn. Preserved_Specimen Grass, cultivated, large clump up to 3 meters tall, spiklets green-brown with purple tinge, planted for flavoring food and tea Wood, K.R. 18349 Kauai BISH 2019-12-17
2 Cymbopogon flexuosus Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai, Valley, McBryde Garden, west side of Lawai Steam, Food for Thought area Cultivated Preserved_Specimen Perennial grass forming dense clumps to 1.5 meters high, leaves medium green, all parts lemon-scented. Inflorescences to 2.5 meters high, arching, spikelets light green, drying drown. Lorence, D.H. 10547 Kauai BISH 2016-02-29
3 Cymbopogon flexuosus Kauai Waimea District. Hanapepe Heights subdivision, 4767 Alii Rd. House and lot along road. lot with Cynodon dactylon lawn. Preserved_Specimen Grass, cultivated, large clump up to 3 meters tall, spiklets green-brown with purple tinge, planted for flavoring food and tea Wood, K.R. 18349 Kauai BISH 2019-12-17
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