Cymbopogon schoenanthus
Cymbopogon schoenanthus, the camel grass, camel's hay, straw of Mecca, fever grass, geranium grass, or West Indian lemon grass, is a herbal plant of Southern Asia and Northern Africa, with fragrant foliage.

Uses
Cymbopogon schoenanthus is often made into a common herbal tea. C. schoenanthus oil (called lemongrass oil or camel grass oil) is also used as a tonic and fragrance additive in personal care and cosmetic products such as hair dye, shampoo/conditioner, moisturizer/lotion, bath oil, exfoliant/scrub, anti-aging treatment, and acne treatment.

Synonyms
 Cymbopogon schoenanthus (L.) Spreng.
 Andropogon schoenanthus L.
 Andropogon ivarancusa Boiss.
 Andropogon laniger Desf. var. ivarancusa
 Vernacular names:  (Songhai); ; beignefala (Colons);  (Senufo);  (Tagwana);  (Bambara); ,  (Dyula);  (Baoulé);  (Abron); fimou (Koulango); ; natarnoza (Gurunsi);  (Tamoul);  (Hassaniya); idjikim (Sahara occidental); lemmad, I-med (Southern Algeria);  (Tuareg):, sa'rat et-trab; a'mud es-sgir (Marrakesh region); ,  (local French);  (Gbaya Bossangoa dialect).

See also
 Cymbopogon, genus including other species of lemon grass

References

External links
Kew GrassBase Species Profile
 
Definition of camel grass plant: Malagasy dictionary (Madagascar) izay anaovan' ny olona fisotro toy ny dite ("...used by people as a tea-like drink...")

schoenanthus
Grasses of Africa
Grasses of Asia
Flora of North Africa
Flora of the Arabian Peninsula
Flora of Western Asia