giant turpentine grass vs Lemon grass

Cymbopogon nardus compared with Cymbopogon citratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	giant turpentine grass	Lemon grass
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
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 nardus	Cymbopogon citratus

Evolutionary Relationship

giant turpentine grass and Lemon grass share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cymbopogon.

Conservation Status

giant turpentine grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	giant turpentine grass	Lemon grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

giant turpentine grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda), Asia (China, Laos, Taiwan), North America (Dominica, Jamaica, Mexico), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Lemon grass

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 4 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇹🇼 Taiwan