Family | Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) |
Scientific name | Cymbopogon goeringii (Steudel) A. Camus |
Synonyms | Andropogon goeringii Steudel; Andropogon nardus L. var. goeringii (Steudel) Hackel; Cymbopogon (Steudel) A. Camus goeringii var. hongkongensis Soenarko; Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle var. goeringii (Steudel) Rendle; Cymbopogon tortilis (J. Presl) A. Camus subsp. goeringii (Steudel) Koyama; Cymbopogon tortilis (J. Presl) A. Camus var. goeringii (Steudel) Handel-Mazzetti |
Common name | (Japanese common name) o-garukaya [male being cut thatch] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=20 |
Description | Culms 60-100cm. Leaves 15-40cm length, 3-5cm width. Flowers pseud inflorescences 20-40cm, spikelets 5-10mm, flowering in August to November. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Cymbopogon goeringii (Steudel) A. Camus |
Cymbopogon goeringii (Steud.) A. Camus | |
Note | Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle occurs in Malaysia and India. |
October 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |