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At present it is grown on northern districts of Travancore and Cochin, Assam, Maharashtra and parts of Uttar Pradesh.

Botanical Name : Cymbopogon flexuosus and Cymbopogon citrutus

Family : Poaceae

Plant Discription : It is a perennial grass about 2 to 3m tall with profuse tillering habit having linear lanceolate leaves.
The inflorescence is a highly branched terminal panicle.

Centre of Origin : India

Pollination System : Cross pollinated

Chromosome No. : 2n=40,60