Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Poaceae / Gramineae
Cymbopogon jwarancusa (Jones.) Schult
(Syn: Andropogon jwarancusa Jones.)
English Name: Oilgrass, Jwarancusa grass, Rusa grass, Squinauch.
Local name: Sindhi-Khavi, Kitran, Urdu-
Buraro, Khawi, Lamjak, Ganni.
Description:
Perennial erect tufted grass, culms erect or geniculately ascending, up to 150 cm
high, spikes typically subtended by boat-shaped bracts, usually red-tinged.
Flowering Period:
February to September.
Habitat:
Xerophytic. Grows on loamy, sandy and stony grounds.
Uses:
Lemon scented grass, not good fodder but grazed in
young stage. It is useful for the treatment of fever,
vomiting, blood and skin diseases. The plant is also
administered in cases of cough, chronic rheumatism,
and cholera. The plant bears antiseptic properties.
The flowers are used as a haemostatic.
Distribution:
Pakistan, India, China, Bangladesh, whole North-eastern
Africa, and Nepal.
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