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Cymbopogon giganteus
Cymbopogon giganteus is a species of perennial grass in the family of Poaceae native to tropical Africa and Madagascar. Its leaves, flowers, and roots were traditionally used in African folk medicine especially via essential oils and decoctions.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cymbopogon giganteus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
