Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 695

Status: Basic

Last update: 2024-10-26

ແຝກຫອມ
Vetiver Oil Grass
Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty

Plants

Herbaceous plants

Grasses

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Local name:

ລາວ: ແຝກຫອມ ໄທ: ແກ້ງຫອມ, ແຂມຫອມ, ແຝກ, ຫຍ້າແຝກຫອມ. ວຽດນາມ: ເຮືອງໃບ, ເຮືອງເລົາ. ກໍາປູເຈຍ: ສະກີຢາ. ອັງກິດ: vetiver oil, oil of vetiver, vetivert, khuskhus, cuscus, sevendara

Synonyms :

Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash
Vetiveria zizanioides var. chrysopogonoides (Hack.) A.Camus
Vetiveria zizanioides var. nigritana (Benth.) A.Camus
Vetiveria zizanioides var. tonkinensis A.Camus

Family:

Poaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology

Global distribution:

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Distribution in Laos :

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Endemism in Laos:

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Invasiveness :

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IUCN status :

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Lao official status :

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Use

Use types:

Medicine

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Domestication:

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Management:

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Value chains:

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Nutrition

Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:

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Nutrient	/100g	Remark
Proteins	N/A	N/A
Carbohydrates	N/A	N/A
Fats	N/A	N/A
Vitamins	N/A	N/A
Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

References

Photo credits:

References:

NAFRI, NUoL, SNV. 2007. Non-Timber Forest Products in the Lao PDR. A Manual of 100 Commercial and Traditional Products. The National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute
National Research Council. 1993. Vetier grass: a thin green line against erosion.
Nguyen Van Duong, R. Ph. 1993. Medicinal Plants of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
Iqbal, M.I. 1995. International Trad in Non-wood forest products in the Asia-Pacific region in: Beyond timber: social, economic and cultural dimension of non-wood forest products in Asia and the Pacific. Proceeding of a Regional Expert Consultation, 28 November 1994.

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ແຝກຫອມ Vetiver Oil Grass Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty