Photo: Vetiveria zizanioides 0.
Botanical name:
Plant, bound up. Rio de Janeiro bot.g., Brazil. Planted. 2001-02-13.
Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash ex Small.
Engl.: vetiver grass, cus-cus grass, khus-khus, vetiver.
Deu.: Vetiver.
Fran.: vétiver.
Sven.: vetiveriagräs.
Suom.: vetiveriaheinä, khus-khus.
Bot. syn.: Anatherum zizanioides (L.) Hitchc. & Chase, Andropogon muricatus Retz., Andropogon odoratus Steud., Andropogon squarrosus auct.
Plant, bound up. Rio de Janeiro bot.g., Brazil. Planted. 2001-02-13.
Classic texts: Pereira 1854.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
Classic texts: Sayre 1917.
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