Chrysopogon zizanioides
Chrysopogon zizanioides
(L.) Roberty
Ordre | Poales |
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Famille | Poaceae |
Genre | Chrysopogon |
2n = 20, 40
Origine : Asie du Sud
sauvage et cultivé
Français | vétiver |
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Anglais | vetiver |
- racines : source d'huile essentielle (parfumerie et alimentaire)
- chaumes : matériau de couverture pour les toits
- racines : matériau de nattes, éventails
- racines insecticides et insectifuges
- planté dans la lutte contre l'érosion
- boisson stimulante faite des racines
- jeunes feuilles fourragères
- médicinal
Sommaire
Description
Noms populaires
français | vétiver |
créole guyanais | patchouli, vétiver [vétivèr] (Pharma. Guyane) |
anglais | vetiver (grass), khus, khus-khus |
espagnol | valeriana (Guatemala, Honduras) |
portugais | cheiro do Para (Pharma. Guyane) |
tamoul | வெட்டிவேர் - veṭṭivēr |
chinois | 香根草 - xiang gen cao (Flora of China) |
Philippines | moras (tagalog), amora (cebu), anis de moro (ilokano) (PROSEA) |
Indonésie | akar wangi (général), larasetu (javanais), usar (sundanais) (PROSEA) |
Malaysia | nara wastu, akar wangi, kusu-kusu (PROSEA) |
Thaïlande | faek, ya-faekhom, ya-faeklum (PROSEA) |
Vietnam | cò hương bài, hương bài (PROSEA) |
Classification
Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty (1960)
basionyme :
- Phalaris zizanioides L. (1771)
synonyme :
- Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash (1903)
Cultivars
Histoire
Usages
In humid tropical parts of the world cultivated for the aromatic roots, as favourite species for soil erosion control, and sometimes as hedge. The unscented leaves are woven into mats and screens, or, including parts of the rhizomes, into aromatic fans and tatties to scent the air. Leaves cut prior to harvest are used as thatch. A drink made from the fresh rhizomes is taken as a stimulant and tonic, and a decoction of the rhizomes against kidney stones. The essential vetiver oil is used in the perfumery, as an insect repellent, and for medicinal purposes. Reportedly used in India since ancient times. The cultivation spread to China long ago and successively to other tropical regions in more recent time. Today it is regarded a small farmer's crop. Major producers are Indonesia and Haiti.
Références
- Grenand, Pierre ; Moretti, Christian ; Jacquemin, Henri & Prévost, Marie-Françoise, 2004. Pharmacopées traditionnelles en Guyane. Créoles, Wayãpi, Palikur. 2e édition revue et complétée. Paris, IRD. 816 p. (1ère éd.: 1987). Voir sur Pl@ntUse.
- TRAMIL, Pharmacopée végétale caribéenne, éd. scient. L. Germosén-Robineau. 2014. 3e éd. Santo Domingo, Canopé de Guadeloupe. 420 p. Voir sur Pl@ntUse
- Veldkamp, J. F., 1999. A revision of Chrysopogon Trin., including Vetiveria Bory (Poaceae) in Thailand and Malesia with notes on some other species from Africa and Australia. Austrobaileya, 5: 522-523.