Elionurus elegans

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]

Elionurus elegans
Scientific classification Edit this 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[1]
Synonyms
  • Andropogon elegans (Kunth) Gay ex Steud.
  • Callichloea elegans (Kunth) Steud.

References
  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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