Herb
Cymbopogon flexuosus
B tier
Cymbopogon flexuosus is East Indian / Cochin lemongrass—often grown for essential oil citral, with a sharper lemon profile; stalks can be used in cooking but are frequently oil-crop genetics. Prefer citratus for fresh culinary stalks when choice exists. Flexuosus oil scents soaps and flavourings.
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Unit
Characteristics
Preparations
Culinary If Fresh AvailableFlavouringOil
Traits
East IndianHigh CitralOil Crop TypeOil OrientedSharp LemonSharper
History
IN
Indian cultivation of flexuosus supplied citral-rich lemongrass oil.
IN
Cochin oil trade made East Indian lemongrass an industrial crop.
Flavour and fragrance industries relied on C. flexuosus oil.
Culinary guides still preferred citratus stalks over flexuosus oil grass.