Poaceae

East Indian lemongrass

Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) Will.Watson

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Cymbopogon

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Common names

By language (10)

Arabic: إذخر متعرج
Bhojpuri: जरकुस
Bulgarian: Източноиндийска лимонова трева
Chinese: 曲序香茅, 东印度柠檬草, 東印度香茅
English: East Indian lemongrass
Hindi: नीबू घास, नींबू घास, लेमन ग्रास
Kannada: ನಿಂಬೆ ಹುಲ್ಲು
Malayalam: ഇഞ്ചിപ്പുല്ല്
Polish: Palczatka pogięta
Vietnamese: Sả dịu

Synonyms

Andropogon ampliflorus Steud.
Andropogon flexuosus Nees
Andropogon flexuosus Nees ex Steud.
Andropogon nardus subsp. flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) Hack.
Andropogon nardus var. flexuosus (Steud.) Hack.
Cymbopogon flexuosus var. arunachalis S.C.Nath & K.K.Sarma
Cymbopogon flexuosus var. assamensis S.C.Nath & K.K.Sarma
Cymbopogon flexuosus var. flexuosus
Cymbopogon flexuosus var. sikkimensis Bor
Cymbopogon travancorensis Bor

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.