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Cymbopogon flexuosus

Authority (Nees ex Steud.) Wats. Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 843

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A tufted, red-stemmed, robust grass reaching a height of up to 2 m. USES An essential oil is extracted from its leaves. The oil is used in perfumes, nonalcoholic beverages, and herbal teas. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. First harvest is taken at about 90-120 days, and thereafter every 40-55 days for about 6 years. Growing 270-365 days per year. COMMON NAMES Malabar grass, Malabar lemon grass, East Indian lemongrass. FURTHER INF Malabar grass is native of the Malabar coast of India. Average yield is about 20-40 kg oil/ha/year. Yield of foliage is higher on fertile heavy soils, but under these conditions the oil usually has a lower citral content. Mentioned as a useful agroforestry species.
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SOURCES (C. flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) Wats.) Roecklein J 1987 pp 91 [USE] Purseglove J 1972 pp 138-140 [USE] Nair P 1980 pp 312-313 [FER, TEMP, RAIN, DRA, TEXT] Duke J 1975 pp 14 [PH, RAIN, TEMP]