Cymbopogon flexuosus

Cymbopogon flexuosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Cymbopogon
Species:	C. flexuosus
Binomial name
	Cymbopogon flexuosus; (Nees ex Steud.) W.Watson

Cymbopogon flexuosus, also called Cochin grass, East-Indian lemon grass or Malabar grass, is a perennial grass native to India, Sri Lanka, Burma, and Thailand. It is placed in the genus Cymbopogon (lemongrasses).

Its essential oil is produced by steam distillation of the freshly cut leaves,[1] or it can be extracted using alcohol.

List of cultivars

I cauvery [2]
Krishna [3]

References

Burdock, George (1997). Encyclopedia of Food and Color Additives. CRC Press. pp. 1560–1. ISBN 0-8493-9416-3.
Singh, M.; et al. (2008). "Effect of Plant Spacing and Nitrogen Levels on Growth, Herb and Oil Yields of Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus (Steud.) Wats. var. I cauvery)". Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 177 (2): 101–105. doi:10.1111/j.1439-037X.1996.tb00598.x.
Kothari, S. K.; et al. "Effect of harvesting frequency on oil yield and quality of lemongrass [Cymbopogon flexuosus (Steud.) Wats ] cv. Krishna". Retrieved 6 June 2009.

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[additives-1] Burdock, George (1997). Encyclopedia of Food and Color Additives. CRC Press. pp. 1560–1. ISBN 0-8493-9416-3.

[epsn-2] Singh, M.; et al. (2008). "Effect of Plant Spacing and Nitrogen Levels on Growth, Herb and Oil Yields of Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus (Steud.) Wats. var. I cauvery)". Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 177 (2): 101–105. doi:10.1111/j.1439-037X.1996.tb00598.x.

[ehfo-3] Kothari, S. K.; et al. "Effect of harvesting frequency on oil yield and quality of lemongrass [Cymbopogon flexuosus (Steud.) Wats ] cv. Krishna". Retrieved 6 June 2009.