Lemongrass in India refers to atleast two species, East Indian, *Cymbopogon flexuosus* (DC.) Stapf., and West Indian, *Cymbopogon citratus* (DC. ex Nees) Stapf. East Indian lemongrass, is also known as cochin or Malabar grass and is native to India. West Indian lemongrass is native to southern India and Sri Lanka. Some other species of the genus include C. nardus, Citronella grass, the source of Citronella oil and C. martinii, the source of Palmerosa oil from the variety known as “Motia” and Ginger-grass oil from “Sofia”.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >
