Herbal Garden (Muligai Vanam) Lemon Grass

Cymbopogon citratus (L.) is a fragrant herb belonging to the Poaceae family. It is native to India, Sri Lanka and South-East Asia. It is found growing naturally in tropical grasslands. It is extensively cultivated throughout tropical Asia. It is a tufted perennial grass growing to a height of 2.5 meter with numerous stiff leafy stems arising from short rhizomatous roots. Leaves are not basally aggregated; non-articulate. The leaf-blade is linear, tapered at both ends and can grow to a length of 50 cm, width 1.5 cm. The leaf-sheath is tubular in shape and acts as a pseudo stem. Leaves are long glaucous, green, linear tapering upwards and along the margins.

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