Cymbopogon martinii

Cymbopogon martinii, Rohisha Russ Grass, Rusa Grass, Palmarosa GrassRohisha, Lamajaka (Ayurveda)Kavathampillu (Siddha)Izkhir (Unani)Izkhir Makki (Arabic) Cymbopogon jwarancusaK.B. Trinius, Species graminum, vol. 3: (1830-1836) Cymbopogon martinii(Photo by Agasthiar1) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cymbopogon martinii (syn. Andropogon martinii), C. jwarancusa (Andropogon jwarancusa)Two main oil chemotypes are recognised: Cymbopogon martinii var. Motia (source of Palmarosa, Rusa, East Indian Geranium…