The best test to confirm the lemon grass is to smash the leaves and smell, which gives the real smell of lemon
On Dec 7, 2:20 am, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > There are more than one Cymbopogon which is considered as lemongrass! > Cant be sure of the species here!! > Pankaj > > On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 10:52 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear friends, > > Sending a photo of Lemon grass. > > Cymbopogon citratus Family: Poaceae (Grass family) > > Place : Ovalekar Wadi Butterfly garden, Owala Village, Thane. > > Date : 5/12/10 > > Habitat : Cultivated > > Regards, > > Mani. > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India
