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Cymbopogon giganteus
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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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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 496745.