Cymbopogon obtectus

Species of grass

Cymbopogon obtectus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Monocots
Clade:  | Commelinids
Order:  | Poales
Family:  | Poaceae
Subfamily:  | Panicoideae
Genus:  | Cymbopogon
Species:  |

C. obtectus

Binomial name
Cymbopogon obtectus

S.T.Blake

Cymbopogon obtectus is a species of perennial grass in the genus Cymbopogon. The grass is native to Australia[1] and was described by Stanley Thatcher Blake in 1944.[2][3] It is found in drier areas.[4] The plant can be harvested in the wild to produce essential oil with medicinal properties.[4] The plant is resilient to climate change, and has been used in re-vegetation projects.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science. "FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
2. ^ "Cymbopogon obtectus | AusGrass2". ausgrass2.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
3. ^ a b Australia, Atlas of Living. "Cymbopogon obtectus". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
4. ^ a b "Cymbopogon obtectus - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 2019-11-15.

Taxon identifiers

Cymbopogon obtectus|

* Wikidata: Q15515356
* Wikispecies: Cymbopogon obtectus
* APNI: 93851
* BOLD: 295160
* CoL: 6C6WH
* eFloraSA: Cymbopogon_obtectus
* EPPO: CYGOB
* FloraBase: 281
* GBIF: 4138595
* GrassBase: imp02649
* GRIN: 12812
* iNaturalist: 140222
* IPNI: 396976-1
* IUCN: 44392885
* NCBI: 79838
* NSWFlora: Cymbopogon~obtectus
* NTFlora: 4345
* Open Tree of Life: 186974
* Plant List: kew-406238
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:396976-1
* Tropicos: 25537367
* VicFlora: 990de399-d2aa-4e63-bb65-2b8583a2afad
* WFO: wfo-0000861066

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