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Cymbopogon caesius (Hook. & Arn.) Stapf

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Cymbopogon

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Cymbopogon caesius: Cymbopogon giganteus in Bantia Botanical Garden near Fada N'Gourma, Burkina Faso
Photo: Marco Schmidt [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Arabic
إذخر رمادي أزرق
Chinese
青香茅, 扭鞘香茅

Synonyms

  • Andropogon bicornis Forssk.
  • Andropogon caesius Hook. & Arn.
  • Andropogon connatus Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Andropogon excavatus Hochst.
  • Andropogon foliatus Steud.
  • Andropogon fragrans C.Cordem.
  • Andropogon nardoides var. minor Nees
  • Andropogon schoenanthus var. caesius (Hook. & Arn.) Hack.
  • Andropogon schoenanthus var. gracillimus Hook.f.
  • Cymbopogon caesius var. gracillimus (Hook.f.) E.G.Camus & A.Camus
  • Cymbopogon connatus Chiov.
  • Cymbopogon connatus var. muticus Chiov.
  • Cymbopogon excavatus (Hochst.) Stapf
  • Cymbopogon giganteus var. madagascariensis A.Camus
  • Cymbopogon plicatus Stapf
  • Cymbopogon suaveolens Pilg.
  • Gymnanthelia connata (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Schweinf. & Asch.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.