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Cymbopogon schoenanthus, the camel grass,[1] camel's hay,[1] fever grass,[2] geranium grass, or West Indian lemon grass,[2] is a herbal plant of Southern Asia and Northern Africa, with fragrant foliage.

Cymbopogon schoenanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Cymbopogon
Species:	C. schoenanthus
Binomial name
Cymbopogon schoenanthus Spreng.

Uses

Cymbopogon schoenanthus is often made into a common herbal tea. C. schoenanthus oil (called lemongrass oil or camel grass oil) is also used as a tonic and fragrance additive in personal care and cosmetic products such as hair dye, shampoo/conditioner, moisturizer/lotion, bath oil, exfoliant/scrub, anti-aging treatment, and acne treatment.

Synonyms

• Cymbopogon schoenanthus (L.) Spreng.
• Andropogon schoenanthus L.
• Andropogon ivarancusa Boiss.
• Andropogon laniger Desf. var. ivarancusa
• Vernacular names: ko-doungoura-hamni (Songhaï), veromanitra (Malgache), beignefala (Colons), kourou kounou (Senoufo), nouyapien (Tagouana), tiékala (Bambara), sourougoubi, boborasien (Dioula), awendé (Baoulé), wozomo (Abron), fimou (Koulango), mofogo (Mossi), natarnoza (Gourounsi), téppé-pilloui (Tamoul), idkir (Hassania), idjikim (Sahara occidental ), lemmad, I-med (Sud algérien), teberemt (Touareg):, sa'rat et-trab, a'mud es-sgir (Région de Marrakech), paille de la mecque, schoenanthe (Français local), vavoin (Gbaya dialecte Bossangoa)...

See also

• Cymbopogon, genus including other species of lemon grass

References

External links

• Kew GrassBase Species Profile
• Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Cymbopogon schoenanthus". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
• Definition of camel grass plant: Malagasy dictionary (Madagascar) izay anaovan' ny olona fisotro toy ny dite ("...used by people as a tea-like drink...")

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