Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf

Andropogon schoenanthus Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 38; ed. 2 (1845) 27;
ed. 3, 1 (1877) 50, non Linn.=ANDROPOGON CITRATUS DC.
Fernandez-Villar considered that Blanco correctly interpreted
the Linnean species, but this is certainly not correct; Andropo-
gon schoenanthus Linn, does not occur in the Philippines*
Blanco speaks of his Andropogon schoenanthus as indigenous,
but this is certainly not the case. It is never found outside of
cultivation, except perhaps near deserted plantations, and very
rarely produces flowers in the Philippines. Blanco speaks of
having seen old flowers once; I have never seen them in fifteen
years residence in the Archipelago. The fresh leaves have the
strong lemon-like odor characteristic of Andropogon citratus DC.,
and chemical analysis of oil extracted from the Philippine grass
is the same as that extracted from de Candolle’s species. Its
common Tagalog name is tanglad.
Illustrative specimen from Antipolo, Rizal Province, October,-
*1913 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 267) .
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