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I-Citronella sisityalo esisisebenzisa kakhulu, kungekhona kakhulu ukuhombisa (nayo), kodwa kunoko ukugxotha iingcongconi. Ivumba elimnandi eliphuma ngamagqabi ayo linamandla kakhulu kwezi zinambuzane, ngoko azilibazisi ukujika zimke kule ndawo zikuyo.
Kodwa, Ungathini kum ukuba ndithe kuwe kukho iintlobo ezininzi ze-citronella? Kulula ukucinga ukuba lunye kuphela, ekubeni kukho uhlobo olunye oluthandwa gqitha ngoxa ezinye zingalinywanga kangako. Ngoku, nantso into esiyizele apha, ukukwazisa kwiindidi ezingaqhelekanga.
I-Citronella ligama eliqhelekileyo okanye elidumileyo kwinani lezityalo ezikwi-botanical genus Cymbopogon. Oku kwakhona, Kuphakathi kosapho lwePoaceae, oko kukuthi, lwengca. Oku kubalulekile ukwazi, kuba ukuba njengam une-allergies kwi-pollen evela kwezi ntlobo zemifuno, ngokukhawuleza xa ubona ukuba iya kuqhakaza, kuya kuba kuhle ukusika isiqu seentyatyambo; ukuba, okanye uzibeke kwiindawo apho awuyi kuba kakhulu.
Kukho malunga neentlobo ezingama-50 zeCymbopogon, kodwa zimbalwa kakhulu ezilinywayo:
Cymbopogon ambiguus
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- Umfanekiso-Wikimedia / Mark Marathon
El Cymbopogon ambiguus Sisityalo sase-Australia, ngoko ke sinokuyibiza ngokuba yi-citronella yase-Australia. Sisityalo esinamagqabi aluhlaza-luhlaza, kwaye sifikelela kubude obuziimitha eziyi-1,8. Iyakwazi ukumelana nembalela kakuhle xa ityalwe emhlabeni, ngoko ke kukhuthazwa ukulinywa kwayo ngokukodwa kwimimandla apho imvula ingani kakhulu. Ixhasa iqabaka epholileyo, ukuhla ukuya kuthi ga kwi -5ºC, ukuba nje ikwixesha elifutshane.
Cymbopogon bombycinus
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- Umfanekiso-Wikimedia / Mark Marathon
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- Umfanekiso -Flickr / Arthur Chapman
Ebizwa ngokuba yi-citronella okanye ingca yeoli enesilika, le yimifuno yase-Australia efikelela kubude obuphakathi kwe-0 kunye ne-5 yeemitha. Amagqabi made kwaye abhityile, aluhlaza ngombala. Ezi zityiwa zithambile ngokungathi yimifuno. Imelana nembalela, kunye nengqele ukuya kutsho kwi -2ºC.
ICymbopogon citratus
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- Umfanekiso-Wikimedia / Ihlathi kunye noKim Starr
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- Umfanekiso -Wikimedia / David J. Stang
Yeyona citronella o ingca yengca. Iphuma kumazantsi eAsia, kwaye ikhula amagqabi amade, abhityileyo aluhlaza okanye aluhlaza-luhlaza. Ifikelela kubude obungange 1 yeemitha, kwaye ingatyalwa kufuphi nengca engadingi kunkcenkceshelwa kakhulu, njengaleyo inengca eshinyeneyo (ikwaziwa njenge kikuyo okanye IPennisetum eyimfihlakalo) okanye UZoysia japonica. Eyona nto imbi kukuba iyavelana nokubanda.
I-Cymbopogon flexuosus
Umfanekiso - Wikimedia / Dinesh Valke
Yinzalelwane ye-citronella eSri Lanka, eBurma, eIndiya naseThailand. Ikhula ukuya kubude obuziimitha ezi-1-1'6, kwaye ivelisa amagqabi amade aluhlaza. Inevumba elimnandi, kwaye ikwasetyenziswa njengeyeza lokunyanga izifo zokungunda. Nangona imvelaphi yayo, iyakwazi ukumelana neqabaka ukuya kutsho kwi -5ºC, kodwa ukuba ihlobo lomile kwaye lifudumele liya kufuna ukunkcenkceshelwa rhoqo.
ICymbopogon martini
Umfanekiso - Wikimedia / Agasthiar1
Eyaziwa ngokuba yi-palmarosa, yimifuno yemveli ngakumbi eIndiya, nangona inokufumaneka eMzantsi-mpuma naseMzantsi Asia, ekhula ukuya kwi-2 yeemitha ukuphakama. Amaqabunga ayo aluhlaza, kwaye ioli efunekayo ikhutshwe kubo, eyongezwa kwiimveliso zokutya kunye neesepha; Ikwaziwa nanjengesixhobo sokugxotha iingcongconi, iinematodes kunye neentshulube. Ixhasa imbalela xa sele iqalile, kodwa iqabaka iyayilimaza.
ICymbopogon nardus
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- Umfanekiso-Wikimedia / Mokkie
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- Umfanekiso-Flickr / VanLap Hoàng
Olu luhlobo lwe-citronella lwenzalelwane yasempuma Afrika. Ifikelela kumphakamo omalunga neemitha ezi-2, kwaye iphuhlise amagqabi aluhlaza kunye namade. Isetyenziswa kakhulu kwigadi, njengoko igxotha iingcongconi ngempumelelo kakhulu. Kodwa ewe, ayikwazi ukumelana nengqele, ngoko ke kuya kufuneka uyikhulisele ngaphakathi, umzekelo ekhitshini ukuba ukukhanya okuninzi kungena. Kwaye yile ndlela onokuthi ube kufutshane ngayo kwaye uthabathe amagqabi ayo ngalo lonke ixesha ufuna ukungcamla iresiphi, efana neesuphu.
Inkqubo yeCymbopogon
Umfanekiso -Flickr / Arthur Chapman
El Inkqubo yeCymbopogon yimifuno eyinzalelwane yasentshona yeOstreliya, ifikelela kumphakamo ophakathi kwe-1 kunye ne-2 yeemitha. Ivelisa amagqabi amancinci, aluhlaza. Imelana nembalela yakuba imisiwe, kunye namaqondo obushushu ukuya kutsho kuma-40ºC kunye nobuncinane be-2ºC.
Cymbopogon schoenanthus
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- Umfanekiso - Wikimedia / Pau Pámies Grácia
Yaziwa njengengca yekamela okanye ingca yomkhuhlane, kwaye sisityalo esiphuma eMzantsi Asia nakuMntla Afrika. Ikhula ibe kubude obumalunga ne-1 yeemitha, kwaye inamagqabi aluhlaza. Ioli efunekayo ikhutshwa kubo, eyongezwa kwezinye iimveliso zococeko lomntu, ezifana ne-shampoos kunye ne-conditioners, i-scrubs okanye abanye ukunyanga i-acne. Ikhula ngokukhawuleza, kodwa ukuba kukho iqabaka kwindawo yakho, kuya kufuneka uyikhusele.
Cymbopogon winterianus
Umfanekiso - Wikimedia / Leoadec
El Cymbopogon winterianus Sisityalo esaziwa ngokuba yiJava citronella. Ivela kwintshona yeMalesia (liqela leziqithi ezibekwe phakathi komntla weOstreliya nomzantsi-mpuma weAsia). Ifikelela kubude obuziimitha ezi-1, kwaye iphuhlise amagqabi aluhlaza amade. Ioli efunekayo isetyenziselwa iziqholo kunye neemveliso zokuthambisa. Kodwa ekulinyweni kubonakala njengesityalo esibuthathaka kakhulu kwingqele, kangangokuba elona qondo lobushushu liphantsi lixhasayo yi-18ºC.
Yeyiphi kwezi ntlobo ze citronella oyithanda kakhulu?