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Cymbopogon commutatus is a perennial aromatic grass, known as camel's hay or incense grass, with lemon-scented foliage native to dry tropical Africa, Arabia and South Asia. It is a sun-loving, drought-tolerant grass that needs well-drained soil and minimal water.
Cymbopogon commutatus is a perennial grass species, commonly known as incense grass, aromatic rush, camel's hay, or lemon grass. Its range extends from South Asia to parts of Africa and Arabia. Foliage has a sweet lemony odor when mashed. It appeared on a 4 riyal Qatari stamp. It is used for medicinal purposes in northeastern Arabia.
Cymbopogon commutatus has been used as a component in soap, as it produces citronella oil. Cymbopogon commutatus is also used to create insect repellant.
Lemon Grass · Cymbopogon annamensis · Cymbopogon bhutanicus · Citronella Grass · Lemon grass · East Indian lemongrass · Kachi Grass · Rosha grass · Cymbopogon minor · Citronella grass · Silky Heads · Cymbopogon schoenanthus subsp. proximus
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cymbopogon commutatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
