Ceylon citronella

Names

Common Names

• Ceylon citronella
• citronella
• citronella grass
• giant turpentine grass
• nard grass
• new citronella grass
• Syrian Nard
• Tambuti

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Cymbopogon validus var. lysocladus
• Cymbopogon virgatus
• Lagurus paniculatus
• Cymbopogon nardus subsp. nilgiricus
• Andropogon hamulatus
• Andropogon grandis
• Sorghum nardus
• Cymbopogon nardus var. luridus
• Andropogon nardus var. prolixus
• Cymbopogon nardus var. confertiflorus
• Andropogon nardus subsp. nilagiricus
• Cymbopogon prolixus
• Andropogon nardus var. zeyheri
• Cymbopogon claessensii
• Andropogon nardus var. validus
• Cymbopogon confertiflorus
• Andropogon nardus var. luridus
• Cymbopogon validus
• Andropogon nardus subsp. grandis
• Cymbopogon thwaitesii
• Andropogon pseudohirtus
• Cymbopogon afronardus
• Andropogon confertiflorus
• Andropogon thwaitesii

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Poales and family Poaceae, it is classified under the genus Cymbopogon.

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse geographical distribution spanning across several key regions of the African continent. In Northern Africa, it can be found growing within the borders of Egypt. Moving toward West Tropical Africa, the species is documented in Nigeria. Its presence extends into West-Central Tropical Africa, where it inhabits the nations of Burundi and Rwanda. Finally, the plant is also widely distributed within the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Cymbopogon nardus has 51 reported phytochemicals identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include GERANIOL, Citronellol, CITRONELLAL, EO, Elemol.

GERANIOL

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytochemical analysis : PCA
3. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)
4. International journal of molecular sciences
5. Current drug discovery technologies

Citronellol

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytochemical analysis : PCA
3. International journal of molecular sciences
4. Current drug discovery technologies
5. International journal of nanomedicine

CITRONELLAL

1. Phytochemical analysis : PCA
2. International journal of molecular sciences
3. Current drug discovery technologies
4. International journal of nanomedicine

EO

1. Dr. Duke
2. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)

Elemol

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Flavonoids

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Journal of inflammation research

GERANIAL

1. International journal of molecular sciences
2. International journal of nanomedicine

NERAL

1. International journal of molecular sciences
2. International journal of nanomedicine

NEROLIDOL

1. Dr. Duke
2. The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics

farnesol

1. Dr. Duke
2. The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics

Activities

Cymbopogon nardus has 184 reported activities identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Anthelmintic, Anticonvulsant, Insect-Repellent.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Cymbopogon nardus has 23 reported medicinal uses identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Aspergillus niger, C. parapsilosis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Plasmodium falciparum.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations