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Cymbopogon martinii is a species of grass in the genus Cymbopogon (lemongrasses) native to India and Indochina but widely cultivated in many places for its aromatic oil. [3] [4] It is best known by the common name palmarosa (palm rose) as it smells sweet and rose-like. Other common names include Indian geranium, gingergrass, rosha, and rosha grass.
The binomial name often reflects limited knowledge or hearsay about a species at the time it was named. For instance Pan troglodytes, the chimpanzee, and Troglodytes troglodytes, the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers. Sometimes a genus name or specific descriptor is simply the Latin or Greek name for the animal (e.g. Canis is Latin for ...
Hierochloe odorata or Anthoxanthum nitens [1] (commonly known as sweet grass, manna grass, Mary's grass or vanilla grass, and as holy grass in the UK, [3] bison grass e.g. by Polish vodka producers [4]) is an aromatic herb native to northern Eurasia and North America. It is considered sacred by many Indigenous peoples in Canada and the United ...
Liriope muscari is a species of flowering plant from East Asia.Common names in English include big blue lilyturf, lilyturf, border grass, and monkey grass.This small herbaceous perennial has grass-like evergreen foliage and lilac-purple flowers which produce single-seeded berries on a spike in the fall.
Tobacco seed oil, from the seeds of Nicotiana tabacum and other Nicotiana species. Edible if purified. [144] Tomato seed oil is a potentially valuable by-product, as a cooking oil, from the waste seeds generated from processing tomatoes. [145] Wheat germ oil, used nutritionally and in cosmetic preparations, high in vitamin E and octacosanol. [146]
Citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus and Cymbopogon winterianus) grow to about 2 metres (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) and have magenta-colored base stems.These species are used for the production of citronella oil, which is used in soaps, as an insect repellent (especially mosquitoes and houseflies) in insect sprays and candles, and aromatherapy.
In the southeastern United States Liriope is sometimes referred to by the common name monkey grass or spider grass. The pronunciation of "Liriope" varies. Commonly recommended pronunciation are / l ɪ ˈ r aɪ ə p i / lih- RY -ə-pee (US), [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and / l ɪəˈr iː oʊ p eɪ / leer- EE -oh-pay (British), [ 6 ] but there are many regional ...
Monkey grass is a common name for several plants used in landscaping and may refer to: Plants in the genus Liriope; Ophiopogon japonicus, native to China, ...