Elionurus elegans

Elionurus elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Elionurus
Species:	E. elegans
Binomial name
	Elionurus elegans; Kunth, 1830
Synonyms
	Andropogon elegans (Kunth) Gay ex Steud.; Callichloea elegans (Kunth) Steud.;

Elionurus elegans is a species of plants in the family Poaceae. It is found in Nigeria, Senegal^[2] and Burkina Faso. It is used as a fodder plant. Its essential oils from the aerial parts contain the terpenic compounds campherenone (43.0%), caryophyllene oxide (4.9%) and bisabolone (4.9%) whereas root essential oils contain campherenone (39.0%), epi-beta-santalene (12.0%) and caryophyllene oxide (4.6%).^[3]

References

^ Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 361, t. 84., 1830
^ Renvoize, S. A. 1978. Studies in Elionurus (Gramineae). Kew Bull., 32(3), pages 665–672
^ Composition and some biological activities of the essential oils from an African pasture grass: Elionurus elegans Kunth. Mevy JP, Bessiere JM, Dherbomez M ANDViano J., J Agric Food Chem., 2002 Jul 17, 50(15), pages 4240-4243

External links

"Elionurus elegans" at the Encyclopedia of Life
Elionurus elegans at Tropicos

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[1] Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 361, t. 84., 1830

[2] Renvoize, S. A. 1978. Studies in Elionurus (Gramineae). Kew Bull., 32(3), pages 665–672

[3] Composition and some biological activities of the essential oils from an African pasture grass: Elionurus elegans Kunth. Mevy JP, Bessiere JM, Dherbomez M ANDViano J., J Agric Food Chem., 2002 Jul 17, 50(15), pages 4240-4243

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