Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf
  • Common name : Lemon grass, West-Indian Lemon grass, Oil grass, Lemon grass, Melissa grass
  • Vernacular name :
    • Gandhatrin (Hindi)
    • Majjige hullu (Kannada)
    • Bhustrnah (Sanskrit)
    • Gavatichaha (Marathi)
    • Chayapullu, Chenganampullu, Chonakapullu, Inchipullu, Kothipullu, Padarpullu, Sambarapullu, Thannakkapullu, Theruvapullu, Thyilapullu, Vasanappullu (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grasslands
  • Comments / notes : Yeilds an essential oil popularly called as 'Lemon-grass-oil' which is used in herbal industries
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Kolar district, Udupi district
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district, Thrissur district, Ernakulam district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : Kolhapur district, Nashik district, Pune district, Ratnagiri district, Solapur district, Satara district, Sindhudurg district, Thane district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dindigul district
  • World Distribution : Tropics
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 - Gulbarga
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • B.D. Sharma et al., 1996. Flora of Maharashtra state: Monocolydens. BSI
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cymbopogon citratus. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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