Known as the oil of tranquility in sri lanka and india, vetiver smells like smoky, earthen wood, reminiscent of the roots it comes from. Known as vetiver, it was once grown and marketed in south louisiana. Vetiver grass chrysopogon zizanioides is a native of south india. Pdf phytochemical screening, antinociceptive and anti. These oils are used in fine perfumes and in sachets. This blog is published by agriflora tropicals, certified growers of the vetiver plant, for projects of soil and water conservation and many other bioengineering and phytoremediation applications. This tropical grass has leaves that bends over sharply at the ends this is characteristic of this grass. A hydroponic system with batik wastewater concentrations of 0%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. The vetiver system is used in soil conservation and many other bioengineering applications. Vetiver system applications technical reference manual. Media in category chrysopogon zizanioides the following 46 files are in this category, out of 46 total. I acquainted myself with this plant some years ago. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The aim of this study is to characterise the genotype of 19 isolates of vetiver.
They are widespread across eurasia, africa, australia, southeastern north america, and various islands. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. Plant details information about chrysopogon zizanioides. Vetiver is a member of the same part of the grass family as maize, sorghum, sugar cane and lemongrass. Chrysopogon zizanioides, commonly known as vetiver derived from the tamil. For over a century vetiver has been known as vetiveria zizanioides l. On white background close up of dried vetiver grass or khur or chrysopogon zizanioides grass in a clay bowl o wooden surface. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22. Brazil, china, haiti, india, java, madagascar, mexico, reunion and salvador. Vetiver is a lowcost, efficient plant, used in over 100 countries, for soil and water conservation, infrastructure stabilization, pollution control, waste water treatment, mitigation, and many other bioengineering applications.
Chrysopogon zizanioides mounts botanical garden palm beach county, florida dsc03678. Robert chrysopogon is derived from chrysos means gold and pogon which means beard. Roberty, poaceae, is a plant widely used in northeast brazil in folk medicine for the treatment of. The plant can be grown over a very wide range of climatic and soil conditions, and if planted correctly can be used virtually anywhere under tropical, semitropical, and mediterranean c limates. Chrysopogon zizanioides proper noun edit a taxonomic species within the family poaceae vetiver, cuscus grass, a grass native to india, now planted elsewhere in tropical asia. Grass family,chrysopogon zizanioides,commodity vector clipart lawn artificial turf download computer clipart svg png pdf wmf free to modify, share, and use commercially. Vetiver at a fixed plant density of 4% was exposed to different concentrations of cip 0.
Vetiver or khus vetiveria zizanioides is a tall, perennial grass which grows wild in drier, periodically flood inundated tracts, of western and northcentral india. Pack of 6 live vetiver grass plants chrysopogon zizanioides a. It is the only vetivergrass recommended by nrcs and landgrant universities for use in the nrcs pacific islands area. Chrysopogon zizanioides is a plant of the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 2,500 metres. Vertiveria zizanioides vertiver grass was planted in 2003 on mine waste heaps as a cover crop to prevent soil erosion and improve soil quality figures 23. Vetiver grass khus or chrysopogon zizanioides vector image. Chrysopogon zizanioides, commonly known as vetiver, is a perennial bunchgrass of the family. Vetiver removed approximately 80% of the initial cip content from 0. Grass family,chrysopogon zizanioides,commodity png clipart. Pdf vetiveria zizanioides is belonging to poaceae family. Vetiver grass plants chrysopogon zizanioides 5plant. Latin name chrysopogon zizanioides or vetiveria zizanioides. Vetiver chrysopogon zizanioides or vetiveria zizanioides.
Online plant guide chrysopogon zizanioides vetiver. Evaluation of antidiabetic effects of chrysopogon zizanioides linn root extracts in streptozotocin induced diabeteic wistar rats g. Pdf phytoremediating batik wastewater using vetiver. Vetiver grass, chrysopogon zizanioides, is a tropical, clumpingtype grass grown for many uses. Vetiver, with scientific name as chrysopogon zizanioides, is the genus of plants in the grass family poaceae. Rajagopalan abstract diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in. Chrysopogon zizanioides ufifas assessment university.
Information about vetiver grass chrysopogon zizanioides. Ufsvet005 chrysopogon zizanioides raros company, natalrnbrazil 507 ufsvet006 chrysopogon zizanioides federal university of lavras, lavrasmgbrazil 508 ufsvet007 chrysopogon zizanioides embrapa recursos geneticos e biotecnologia, brasiliadfbrazil 624 ufsvet008 chrysopogon zizanioides embrapa amazonia ocidental, manausambrazil. Chrysopogon zizanioides sunshine vetiver a selection of vetiver that is an evergreen grass that grows in dense erect clumps to 4 to 5 feet tall by 3 to 4 feet wide with narrow rigid upwardlygrowing leaves that are often bent downwards at a steep angle 1 to 2 feet from the tip. Efficient system for soil conservation and erosion management. In western and northern india, it is popularly known as khus. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 405169 with original publication details. Mechanical performance studies on vetiveria zizanioidesjuteglass. Chrysopogon zizanioides is an evergreen perennial growing to 1. Vetiver systems application, technical reference manual. Sunshine is the domesticated type from south india and must be propagated asexually because it is nonfertile. Chrysopogon is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. Vetiver is a low cost and efficient system, used in nearly 100 countries, for soil and water conservation, infrastructure stabilization, pollution control, waste water treatment, mitigation, and prevention of storm damage and many other environmental applications.
Plants profile for vetiveria zizanioides vetivergrass. Vetiver chrysopogon zizanioides health benefits times. Chrysopogon zizanioides vetiver grass from garden center. Indian j nat prod resour, december 2015 252 to each other10, based on an overlap of genetic and morphological data, the two genera vetiveria and chrysopogon have been combined under chrysopogon11 and this led to the recognition of chrysopogon zizanioides l. Vetiver plants were mostly found on terraced farms and no individuals had. Visit for vetiver grass plants for usa and its territories. Feb 21, 20 a collection of quality pictures of vetiver grass chrysopogon zizanioides in action around the world. This tough grass usually grows to one meter in height although it can grow higher and forms clumps 600 900 mm wide. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 35c, but can tolerate 12 45c. Chrysopogon zizanioides is a grass plant growing close together and grows up to 150 cm. Chrysopogon zizanioides vetiver, vetiver root, khus khus. The presence of veterinary and human antibiotics in soil and surface water is an emerging environmental concern. The current study was aimed at evaluating the potential of using vetiver grass as a phytoremediation agent in removing tetracycline tc from aqueous media.
Article pdf available in international research journal of pharmacy. Molecular and chemical characterization of vetiver. Chrysopogon zizanioides aqueous extract mediated synthesis. Analyses were performed using gcms, and about 110 constituents were identified in oils, mainly sesquiterpenes. Sunshine domesticated cuscus grass, khuskhus grass, vetiver grass synonyms.
It can grow in semishade light woodland or no shade. Vetiver grass vetiveria zizanioides, recently reclassified as chrysopogon zizanioides. Vetiver fibers are pretreated with distilled water and alkali followed by heat treatment. Leaf sheaths glabrous, lower sharply keeled and imbricate in fanlike clusters. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. The phytoremediation technique using vetiver chrysopogon zizanioides l. Chrysopogon zizanioides an overview sciencedirect topics. Roberty is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus chrysopogon family poaceae.
The ability of vetiver grass chrysopogon zizanioides l. Vetiver grass vetiveria zizanioides is one of the works of the king of thailand in the conservation of soil dried herbs,vetiveria zizanioides l. Facilitated decrease of anions and cations in influent and effluent of. It is a part of the poaceae gramineae family and is known as khus in its native india. Chrysopogon zizanioides in world checklist of selected plant families. It is a dense and clumping plant with erect and stiff stems that reaches upto 5 feet in height and bears brownish to purple flowers. See more ideas about soil conservation, grass and plants. Vetiveria zizanioides, syn chrysopogon zizanioides, andropogon. For the other two concentrations, a biphasic pattern of cip removal was observed, i. This plant is the main component to all vetiver system bioengineering and soil conservation applications. A frequent source of confusion among users of vetiver grass is finding some documents and references giving the plants scientific name as vetiveria zizanioides and others using the name chrysopogon zizanioides.
Chrysopogon zizanioides sunshine at san marcos growers. The study determined uptake, translocation, and transformation of tc in vetiver grass as function of initial antibiotic. It produces spongy, much branched, root system khus roots with fine rootlets, containing a fragrant oil which is a perfume by itself. Vetivergrass is a perennial bunch grass with many uses. Vetiver is sometimes applied directly to the skin for relieving stress, as well as for emotional traumas and shock, lice, and repelling insects. Chrysopogon zizanioides aqueous extract mediated synthesis, characterization of crystalline silver and gold nanoparticles for biomedical applications. A pharmacological overview article pdf available in international research journal of pharmacy 47. Chrysopogon zizanioides, commonly known as vetiver, is a perennial bunchgrass of the family poaceae, native to india vetiver is most closely related to sorghum but shares many morphological characteristics with other fragrant grasses, such as lemongrass cymbopogon citratus, citronella cymbopogon nardus, c. Genetic diversity of vetiver isolates chrysopogon zizanioides. Vetiver essential oil the complete uses and benefits guide.
The roots are deep growing and they are dug, dried and fragrant oils are distilled from them. Issues and perspectives of soil management for conservation. Uptake and transformation of ciprofloxacin by vetiver. Here you will find information about the vetiver plant chrysopogon zizanioides and the vetiver system the right technology for planting it. Contact us 128 raleigh street holly springs, nc 27540 phone. Salt tolerance of a wild ecotype of vetiver grass vetiveria.
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