Essential Oil Details
Essential Name
: Cymbopogon flexuosus krishna essential oil
Plant Name
: Lemongrass
Plant Variety Name
: Krishna
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. Suitable in varied agroclimate regions including hills; oil yield is 209 kh/ha/year
Other Details
Essential oil is perfumery, flavour, citral is used for synthesis of vitamin A.
Reference
1. Anonymous 1997. Improved clonal variety krishna of lemongrass developed. CIMAP Newletter 24 (1&2):2-3.
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 | 82.0 |
Minor Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limonene | 1.2 |
| 2 | (E)-Beta-Ocimene | Trace |
| 3 | Terpinolene | 0.5 |
| 4 | (Z)-Beta-Ocimene | Trace |
| 5 | 6-Methyl Hept-5-Ene-2-One | 0.5 |
| 6 | Alpha-Terpineol | 0.1 |
| 7 | Beta-Bourbonene | 0.3 |
| 8 | Beta-Caryophyllene | 0.6 |
| 9 | Beta-Pinene | 0.1 |
| 10 | Camphor | Trace |
| 11 | Caryophyllene Oxide | 0.6 |
| 12 | Cis-Sabinene Hydrate | Trace |
| 13 | Citronellal | 0.5 |
| 14 | Linalool | 0.6 |
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