herbe de Malabar vs herbe citron

Cymbopogon flexuosus compared with Cymbopogon citratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	herbe de Malabar	herbe citron
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family same	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus same	Cymbopogon	Cymbopogon
Species	Cymbopogon flexuosus	Cymbopogon citratus

Evolutionary Relationship

herbe de Malabar and herbe citron share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cymbopogon.

Conservation Status

herbe de Malabar

NE — Not Evaluated

herbe citron

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	herbe de Malabar	herbe citron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

herbe de Malabar

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Madagascar, Malaysia, and Mauritius.

herbe citron

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇲🇬 Madagascar