Species:Vetiveria
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The correct scientific name was reluctantly changed to Chrysopogon in 1999 by JF Veldkamp [1], because the identity of Vetiveria species and Chrysopogon was confirmed by DNA fingerprinting [2] and Chrysopogon is an older name than Vetiveria. However, the name Vetiveria is also over 100 years old and is still widely used.
Vetiveria zizanoides is a perennial grass originally from India and Malay. It can grow in the full range of soil types and does not spread by rhizome or stolon. The best growing temperature is around 25C and higher but it resists cold (-15C) or dry (300-600 mm/y) weather. It is considered the best grass to prevent soil from runoff. It was the best plant among 20 candidates which CSR's Agricultural Experiment Station, Lautoka, Fiji tested.[3]
- References
- ↑ http://www.vetiver.org/
- ↑ ADAMS RP, ZHONG M, TURUSPEKOV Y, DAFFORN MR, VELDKAMP JF (1998) "DNA fingerprinting reveals clonal nature of Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash, Gramineae and sources of potential new germplasm" Molecular Ecology 7(7):813-818
- ↑ JC Greenfield (2002) "Vetiver Grass: an essential grass for the conservation of plant earth" Infinity Publishing, Haverford Pennsylvania
| Scientific Classification (based on APG-II and Taxonomicon) | |
|---|---|
| division Jpn. 門 | Tracheophyta 維管束植物門 |
| class Jpn. 綱 | Liliopsida ユリ（単子葉植物）綱 |
| subclass Jpn. 亜綱 | Commelinidae ツユクサ亜綱 |
| order Jpn. 目 | Poales イネ目 |
| suborder Jpn. 亜目 | [[:Category:|]] |
| infraorder Jpn. 下目 | [[:Category:|]] |
| parvorder Jpn. 小目 | [[:Category:|]] |
| superfamily Jpn. 上科 | [[:Category:|]] |
| family Jpn. 科 | Poaceae イネ科 |
| subfamily Jpn. 亜科 | Panicoideae |
| tribe Jpn. 族 | Andropogoneae |
| subtribe Jpn. 亜族 | [[:Category:|]] |
| genus Jpn. 属 | Vetiveria |
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English Codex Vegetabilis (1957)
Family/Genus Description
For comprehensive information, visit Vetiveria page. (BY Shigeharu Okamoto)
- Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash;Chrysopogon zizanioides
- イネ科 ベチベルソウ; ベチベル vetivergrass; vetiver; vetivert
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