CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Essential Oil Details

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Cymbopogon flexuosus Nima essential oil

Plant Name

: Lemongrass

Plant Variety Name

: Nima

Plant Tissue Name

: Whole plant

Introduction

Cymbopogon flexuosus (Family: Poaceae) is native to India, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.This grass grows upto 2m tall from short woddy rhizome. For high citral percentage and more number of cuttings, suitable for sodic soils; oil yield 261 kg/ha/year.

Other Details

Essential oil is perfumery, flavour, citral is used for synthesis of vitamin A.

Reference

1. Anynomous 2003. Citral rich and high yielding lemongrass variety 'Nima' released for commercialization. CIMAP Newsletter 1:4.

2. Padalia, Rajendra C., et al. "Chemical fingerprinting of the fragrant volatiles of nineteen Indian cultivars of Cymbopogon Spreng.(Poaceae)." Rec. Nat. Prod. 5.4 (2011): 290-299.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Citral	89.0

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	(E)-Beta-Ocimene	0.8
2	Terpinen-4-Ol	0.9
3	(E)-Beta-Terpineol	0.9
4	6-Methyl Hept-5-Ene-2-One	0.7
5	Beta-Caryophyllene Oxide	0.9
6	Beta-Pinene	Trace
7	Borneol	0.8
8	Citronellal	0.3
9	Citronellyl Acetate	0.4
10	Isopulegol	0.3
11	Limonene	0.8
12	Linalool	0.8
13	Linalyl Acetate	0.4
14	P-Cymene	0.2