Cymbopogon goeringii




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