After the comparison of height of two plants and the breadth of leaves, I have a feeling that these two plants were wrongly labelled. This I feel should be C. jawarancusa (Jones) Schult. (syn: Andropogon jawarancusa Jones; A. himalayensis Gand.) and the other plant uploaded by me should be C. martinii.
Please give your opinion -- 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/ On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Cymbopogon martinii* (Roxb.) Wats. in Atkins., Gaz. NW India 10: 392, > 1882 > Syn: *Andropogon martinii* Roxb.; *Andropogon schoenanthus* L. var. * > martinii* (Roxb.) Hook.f.; *Cymbopogon motia* Gupta > > Tufted perennial grass with stouter stems arising from woody rootstock; > leaf-blades often cordate at base and often amplexicaul, 10-30 mm wide, > usually dark green above; inflorescence a spreading panicle of short paired > racemes enclosed in boat-shaped spathiole; racemes 15-20 mm long, internodes > and pedicels ciliate along margins; glume with groove from middle downwards; > lemma with 12-18 mm long awn. > > Two varieties of this species yield two diifferent types of oil: Palmerosa > oil from motia variety and Ginger-grass oil from Sofia variety. Much used in > soaps and cosmetics, also used for lumbago and stiff joints. > > Local names: > Hindi: Gandh bel > Mar: Roshegaval > Guj: Rauns > Tam: Kavatham pillu > > -- > 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/ > >
