''Cymbopogon commutatus'' is a perennial grass species, commonly known as incense grass, aromatic rush, camel's hay, or lemon grass. Its range extends from

South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth descr ...

to parts of Africa and Arabia. Foliage has a sweet lemony odor when mashed.Flora Of Eastern Saudi Arabia
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Qatari Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

stamp. It is used for medicinal purposes in northeastern Arabia. ''Cymbopogon commutatus'' has been used as a component in soap, as it produces citronella oil''. Cymbopogon commutatus'' is also used to create insect repellant''.''

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commutatus Grasses of Africa Grasses of Asia Grasses of Pakistan Flora of North Africa Flora of the Arabian Peninsula Flora of Iran Flora of Qatar {{Panicoideae-stub