Cymbopogon

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κύμβη (kúmbē, “hollow vessel”) + πώγων (pṓgōn, “beard”).

Proper noun

Cymbopogon m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – lemongrass and similar plants.

Usage notes

• Sometimes treated as a subgenus or section of Andropogon

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Panicoideae - subfamily; Sacchareae - tribe; Andropogoninae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cymbopogon schoenanthus - type species; for others see Cymbopogon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Cymbopogon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cymbopogon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cymbopogon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cymbopogon at USDA Plants database
• Cymbopogon at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Cymbopogon at Tropicos