Description: The Lemon Grass has its origin in tropical regions of Asia, namely in India where it is used in the traditional medicine and in the gastronomy. According to Manuel Vaz, in Cape Verde, this plant is known as Xaliz. (C.V.). The most common uses are medicinal applications, compresses and teas, as sedative and to relieve digestive problems. (*)
Provided by: Manuel Vaz. A Cape Verde- Portuguese.
Present Location: Vitoria Garden Collection (transplanted from Quinta da Vitoria in October 2014)
Last revision date: March 2016
(I) Numbering in accordance with the archive of trees and plants identified in the Quinta da Vitoria 2012 and 2013.
(II) Mabberley, David J. Mabberley´s Plant-Book: A Portable Dictionary of Plants, their Classifications and Uses. Cambridge University Press, 2008.
(*)Testimonies of residents gathered in a set of recorded conversations in the neighborhood of Quinta da Vitória and later to your demolition, recorded in Lisbon, Loures and London between July 2012 and October 2014
(C.V.) Word in Cape Verde Creole language
