Study of morphological features and karyomorphology of East Indian Lemongrass a.k.a Cochin grass or Malabar grass {Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) W. Watson}

Abstract

Cymbopogon flexuosus, also known as Malabar grass or Cochin grass is abundantly found in the South Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It has been an important cash crop along with Cymbopogon citratus for manufacture of various essential oils. Though the grass has been subject of many studies, our study focuses on the morphological and karyomorphological features of the wild species of the Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.)