Cymbopogon jwarancusa
(Jones) Schult.
Karnkusa grass, Khavi grass
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Description
A grass. It keeps growing from year to year. It has short rhizomes. The culms are in dense tufts. It can grow 1.5 m tall. The leaves are flat and 20-50 cm long by 1-5 mm wide.
Edible Uses
The leaves are used as a flavouring.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows on mountain slopes and in dry valleys. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Afghanistan, Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Tibet,
Synonyms
Andropogon himalayensis Gand. [Illegitimate]Sorghum jwarancusa (Jones) Kuntze
References (1)
- Seidemann J., 2005, World Spice Plants. Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. p 130
