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Cymbopogon flexuosus
Also called Cochin Lemongrass, Malabar Grass, Malabar Lemongrass, Cochin Grass, Lemongrass
East Indian lemongrass is a perennial aromatic grass grown for its lemon-scented leaves and essential oil. It thrives in warm, sunny conditions with regular water and well-drained soil.
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, or it can be extracted using alcohol.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cymbopogon flexuosus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
