Plants

   Cymbopogon martini

About Plant

Plant ID PLN0064
Plant Name Cymbopogon martini
Common Name Palmarosa, Indian geranium, gingergrass, rosha, and rosha grass.
Vernacular Name Palmarosa, Indian geranium, gingergrass, rosha, and rosha grass.
Plant Description Cymbopogon martinii, a grass species belonging to the Cymbopogon genus (lemongrasses), is indigenous to India and Indochina but is extensively grown worldwide for its fragrant oil. Commonly referred to as palmarosa due to its sweet, rose-like scent, it is also known as Indian geranium, gingergrass, rosha, and rosha grass.

Plant Classification

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Magnolipsida
Order Poales
Family Poaceae
Genus Cymbopogon
Species martinii
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Reference

Book

Akhtar, H., Virmani, O. P., Popli, S. P., Misra, L. N., Gupta, M. M., Srinivastava, G. N., … Singh, A. K. (1992). Dictionary of Indian medicinal plants. Luknow, India: Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.


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