Cymbopogon martinii (Roxb.) J.F. Watson - rosha grass
MG018 : Cymbopogon martinii (Roxb.) J.F. Watson
| Plant Category | : | Grasses |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 578 |
| Synonym | : | Cymbopogon martini (Roxb.) Wats.; spelling preferred under ICN;
Andropogon martini Roxb.;
Cymbopogon martinianus Schult.;
Gymnanthelia martini (Roxb.) Andersson;
Andropogon schoenanthus var. martini (Roxb.) Hook.f.;
Andropogon pachnodes Trin.;
Andropogon calamus-aromaticus Royle;
Cymbopogon pachnodes (Trin.) W.Watson;
Cymbopogon martini var. sofia B.K.Gupta;
Cymbopogon motia B.K.Gupta; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Tikhadi, Rusa, palmarosa |
| Plant Family | : | Poaceae / Gramineae |
| Description | : | A tall perennial herbs with long wiry fibres. Culms erect, from 90-180 cm high, often ramous, smooth, filled with a spongy pith. Leaves : Very long, tapering to a very fine point, smooth in every part and of a soft, delicate texture. Sheaths shorter than the joints on full grown plants, with a membranous stipulary process at the mouth. Inflorescence : Spikelets; Flowers :
Panicles axillary or terminal, spikelets paired, but with only three joints.
Flowers also paired. Rachis jointed and woolly. Calyx one-flowered, two valved, base girt with wool. Carol one-valved, a long, black, awn occupies the place of the other, which has two small filaments near its base. Nectary two, minute.
Flowering and fruiting Time : August-December |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Common throughout reserve |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Palmarosa oil has been shown to be an effective insect repellent when applied to stored grain and beans, an antihelmintic against nematodes, and an anti-fungal and mosquito repellent.
Oil - anti-biotic, anti-microbial, anti-oxidant activities; exhibits beneficial effects on several central nervous system pathologies, mainly Neuralgia, Epileptic, and Anorexia.
It is also used in remedy of lumbago and stiff joints as well as in skin diseases. In traditional medicine both the plant and its oils are used to treat rheumatism, hair loss, arthritis, lumbago and spasms. The essential oil is a strong fungicide. In laboratory tests it was more effective than several synthetic fungicides against 9 pathogenic fungi and yeasts, including Aspergillus spp., Candida albicans, Monilia sitophila and Trichophyton tonsurae. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Acyclic Monoterpenoid: Geraniol; citral; citronellol; citronellal; linalool; elemol; 1, 8-cineole; limonene; Beta-caryophyllene; methyl heptenone; geranyl acetate; geranyl formate; nerolidol; geranial; cymbodiacetal; gamma-terpinene; myrcene; caryophyllene; humulene; selinenes; citronellyl acetate; Beta-bourbonene; alpha-borneol; nerol; Citronellyl propionate; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (15): Caryophyllene; Beta-caryophyllene; Geranyl acetate; Nerolidol; Borneol; Limonene; Cineole; Citronellyl propionate; Geraniol; Citral; Myrcene; Citronellol; Citronellal; Linalool; Nerol; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Common |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.chemijournal.com/archives/2018/vol6issue2/PartS/6.2.139.980.pdf
- http://www.efloraofgandhinagar.in/grasses/cymbopogon martini |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : ~ S.D. Jagtap, S.S. Deokule and S.V. Bhosle; "Some unique ethnomedicinal uses of plants used by the Korku tribe of Amravati district of Maharashtra, India"; Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006); 107: 463-469 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | : Commelinidae |
| Order | : Cyperales |
| Family | : Poaceae / Gramineae - Grass family |
| Genus | : Cymbopogon Spreng. - lemon grass |
| Species | : Cymbopogon martinii (Roxb.) J.F. Watson - rosha grass |