Gandhatrina / Lemon Grass
Cymbopogon citratus
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala & more
How to identify Gandhatrina
Identify Gandhatrina by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Strongly lemon-scented culinary herb (lemongrass).
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm leaf shape: Linear.
- Confirm fruit surface: Smooth, not spiny.
- In India, compare location records such as Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Poaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Gandhatrina.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cymbopogon citratus
- Genus
- Cymbopogon
- Family
- Poaceae
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“They contain simple, bluish-green leaves with entire margins and are linear in shape.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- LinearrecordedVery long and narrow with roughly parallel sides.“They contain simple, bluish-green leaves with entire margins and are linear in shape.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- EntirerecordedA smooth, unbroken edge with no teeth or notches.“They contain simple, bluish-green leaves with entire margins and are linear in shape.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gandhatrina itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit surface
- Smooth, not spinyrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Grain
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gandhatrina itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- गंधत्रिण Gandhatrina
- Manipuri
- ꯍꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ Haona
- Marathi
- गवती चहा Gavti Chaha, Olecha
- Tamil
- கர்ப்பூரப்புல் Karppurappul
- Malayalam
- Vasana Pullu
- Telugu
- Nimmagaddi
- Kannada
- Majjigehullu
- Bengali
- গংধবেনা Gandhabena
- Konkani
- Oli-cha
- Gujarati
- લિલિચા Lilicha
- Sanskrit
- Bhustrina
- Tangkhul
- Keyarphei
About Gandhatrina
Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon citratus) is a species in the Poaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala and 10 other states.
Poaceae
Grass family
Gandhatrina belongs to the Poaceae family.
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