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Cymbopogon giganteus

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Internal ID UUID64402f7eb3de6373394546
Scientific name Cymbopogon giganteus
Authority Chiov.
First published in Alc. Gram. Essenz. : 12 (1909)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Andropogon giganteus Hochst. Flora 27: 242 (1844)
Cymbopogon caesius subsp. giganteus (Chiov.) Sales Fl. Zambes. 10(4): 77 (2002)
Cymbopogon connatus var. benearmatus Chiov. Gram. Essenze 14. 1909
Cymbopogon giganteus var. inermis Clayton Kew Bull. 19: 454. 1965

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic إذخر عملاق
Bambara musowaa
dag mopele mɔɣu
Hausa tsaure

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Somalia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Ivory Coast
      • Mali
      • Mauritania
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000861005
Tropicos 25545335
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:396932-1
The Plant List kew-406179
Open Tree Of Life 3955292
NCBI Taxonomy 2907936
IPNI 396932-1
iNaturalist 496745
GBIF 4139089
EPPO CYGGI
USDA GRIN 12805

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Scientific Literature Top

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Antioxidant Mechanisms Underlying the Gastroprotective Effect of Menthofuran on Experimentally Induced Gastric Lesions in Rodents Alves NM, Nunes PH, Mendes Garcez A, Lima de Freitas MC, Oliveira IS, da Silva FV, Fernandes HD, de Sousa DP, Oliveira RD, Arcanjo DD, Martins MD Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 07-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10104745
doi:10.1155/2023/9192494
PMID:37064952
Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005506
doi:10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:36904005
Interactions between Natural Products—A Review Rajčević N, Bukvički D, Dodoš T, Marin PD Metabolites 14-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9786035
doi:10.3390/metabo12121256
PMID:36557296
Review of phytomedicine, phytochemistry, ethnopharmacology, toxicology, and pharmacological activities of Cymbopogon genus Tibenda JJ, Yi Q, Wang X, Zhao Q Front Pharmacol 29-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9465289
doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.997918
PMID:36105217
HPTLC/HPLC-mass spectrometry identification and NMR characterization of major flavonoids of wild lemongrass (Cymbopogon giganteus) collected in Burkina Faso Bationo RK, Dabiré CM, Hema A, Ch. Nébié RH, Palé E, Nacro M Heliyon 05-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9382276
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10103
PMID:35991980
A Global Overview of Diversity and Phylogeny of the Rust Genus Uromyces Gautam AK, Avasthi S, Verma RK, Sushma, Niranjan M, Devadatha B, Jayawardena RS, Suwannarach N, Karunarathna SC J Fungi (Basel) 14-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9224716
doi:10.3390/jof8060633
PMID:35736116
Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases and Their Associated Risk Factors in sub-Saharan Africa Odukoya JO, Odukoya JO, Mmutlane EM, Ndinteh DT Plants (Basel) 23-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9143319
doi:10.3390/plants11101387
PMID:35631812
In vitro efficacy of essential oils against Sarcoptes scabiei Andriantsoanirina V, Guillot J, Ratsimbason M, Mekhloufi G, Randriamialinoro F, Ranarivelo L, Ariey F, Durand R Sci Rep 03-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9065015
doi:10.1038/s41598-022-11176-x
PMID:35504935
Ethnobotanical and Phytochemical Profiling of Medicinal Plants from Burkina Faso Used to Increase Physical Performance Sama H, Traoré M, Guenné S, Séré I, Hilou A, Dicko MH Medicines (Basel) 28-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8878663
doi:10.3390/medicines9020010
PMID:35200754
Optimized Antibacterial Effects in a Designed Mixture of Essential Oils of Myrtus communis, Artemisia herba-alba and Thymus serpyllum for Wide Range of Applications Ouedrhiri W, Mechchate H, Moja S, Baudino S, Saleh A, Al Kamaly OM, Grafov A, Greche H Foods 05-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8750683
doi:10.3390/foods11010132
PMID:35010259
In Vitro and In Vivo Antidiabetic Potential of Monoterpenoids: An Update Al Kury LT, Abdoh A, Ikbariah K, Sadek B, Mahgoub M Molecules 29-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8746715
doi:10.3390/molecules27010182
PMID:35011414
Toxics or Lures? Biological and Behavioral Effects of Plant Essential Oils on Tephritidae Fruit Flies Zeni V, Benelli G, Campolo O, Giunti G, Palmeri V, Maggi F, Rizzo R, Lo Verde G, Lucchi A, Canale A Molecules 29-Sep-2021
PMCID:PMC8511996
doi:10.3390/molecules26195898
PMID:34641444
Spatially restricted occurrence and low abundance as key tools for conservation of critically endangered large antelope in West African savannah Gueye M, Brandlová K, Rabeil T, Diop MM, Diop B, Hejcmanová P Sci Rep 29-Sep-2021
PMCID:PMC8481223
doi:10.1038/s41598-021-98649-7
PMID:34588514
In vivo antiplasmodial activities and acute toxicity assessment of two plant cocktail extracts commonly used among Southwestern Nigerians Omagha R, Idowu ET, Alimba CG, Otubanjo OA, Oyibo WA, Agbaje EO J Parasit Dis 14-Sep-2021
PMCID:PMC9177911
doi:10.1007/s12639-021-01450-6
PMID:35692481
(-)-Carveol Prevents Gastric Ulcers via Cytoprotective, Antioxidant, Antisecretory and Immunoregulatory Mechanisms in Animal Models Serafim CA, Araruna ME, Alves Júnior EB, Silva LM, Silva AO, da Silva MS, Alves AF, Araújo AA, Batista LM Front Pharmacol 23-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8419343
doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.736829
PMID:34497525

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