''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 ''Cymbopogon'', also known as lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, Cochin grass, Malabar grass, oily heads, citronella grass or fever grass, is a genus of Asian, African, Australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family. Some ...

'' (lemongrasses). Its essential oil is produced by

steam distillation Steam distillation is a separation process that consists in distilling water together with other volatile and non-volatile components. The steam from the boiling water carries the vapor of the volatiles to a condenser; both are cooled and ret ...

of the freshly cut leaves, or it can be extracted using alcohol.

List of cultivars

* I cauvery * Krishna

References

flexuosus Grasses of Asia Grasses of India Flora of the Indian subcontinent Flora of Myanmar Flora of Thailand {{Panicoideae-stub