BOTANICAL RECORD
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle
Ceylon citronella · Poaceae
Overview
Accepted reference species; identification of the Odo plant remains unconfirmed.
About the illustration
Generated botanical illustration representing the species. It is not a photograph of the Odo plant or evidence of its identity.
Original ↗- Growth form
- Aromatic clump-forming perennial grass
- At Odo Valley
- Comparison reference; presence at Odo unconfirmed
- In the library
- Comparative references
- Botanical origin in Ghana
- To be documented
- Location
- Location not recorded
- Known date or period
- Observation date unknown
Field note
JB reports two aromatic grasses at Odo Valley: a smaller lemongrass with narrower leaves and a larger citronella with broader leaves. On 6 October 2026, he requests records for all three species. JB identifies the lemongrass as C. citratus. The larger citronella remains unresolved between C. nardus and C. winterianus: their records are comparison references, without confirmation that either species is present. Clump count, age, planting date and precise location are unrecorded.
Record sources 6
Sources and origins
Cymbopogon nardus — Flora & Fauna Web
- Author or institution
- National Parks Board, Singapore
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Institutional reference
- Date accessed
- 2026-10-06
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle — Plants of the World Online
- Author or institution
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Institutional reference
- Date accessed
- 2026-10-06
Taxonomy and distribution reference; no determination of the Odo plant.
A taxonomic revision of the genus Cymbopogon in Thailand
- Author or institution
- PeerJ — taxonomic study (2026)
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Institutional reference
- Date accessed
- 2026-10-06
Regional botanical key; floral characters require examination, not identification from a common name.
Types of Spatial Repellents
- Author or institution
- National Environment Agency, Singapore
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Institutional reference
- Date accessed
- 2026-10-06
JB — aromatic grasses at Odo Valley
- Author or institution
- JB
- Publication year
- 2026
- Type
- Reported observation
- Geographic origin
- Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
- Date accessed
- 2026-10-06
- Provenance and context
- JB reports two aromatic grasses at Odo Valley: a smaller lemongrass with narrower leaves and a larger citronella with broader leaves. On 6 October 2026, he requests records for all three species. JB identifies the lemongrass as C. citratus. The larger citronella remains unresolved between C. nardus and C. winterianus: their records are comparison references, without confirmation that either species is present. Clump count, age, planting date and precise location are unrecorded.
The report concerns two different plants; it does not confirm the presence of three species.
Oil of Citronella — General Fact Sheet
- Author or institution
- National Pesticide Information Center, Oregon State University
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Institutional reference
- Date accessed
- 2026-10-06