• Family : POACEAE
  (GRASS FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Poaceae
• Species : Vetiveria zizanioides
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty
• Common name : Vetiver, Ghass
• Vernacular name : Khas (Hin.); Lavancha beru, Mudivala beru (Kan.); Usheer, Sugandhimool (San.)
• Habit : Herb
• Comments : Often in plains in discrete clumps. This is the Khus-khus or Vetiver grass. It grows usually in wet situations, such as the bunds of paddy fields and tanks. Occasionally cultivated for its aromatic roots which are used in scent-making and sometimes woven into mats, fans etc.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• World Distribution : India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and South-east Asia; cultivated for its aromatic oil in tropical Africa and introduced to West Indies
• Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.2. Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Vetiveria zizanioides. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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