guccha :
Taxonomical Classification
Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Andropogon
Species: Andropogon nardus
Allied species:
Cymbopogon distans (Nees) J. F. Watson Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steudel) J. F. Watson - east indian lemongrass Cymbopogon jwarancusa (Jones) Schultes - jwarancusa grass Cymbopogon martinii (Roxb.) J. F. Watson - rosha grass Cymbopogon muricatus Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle - citronella grass Cymbopogon pendulus (Nees ex Steud.) Wats. Cymbopogon refractus (R. Br.) A. Camus - barbwire grass Cymbopogon schoenanthus (L.) Sprengel - camel grass Cymbopogon tortilis (J. Presl) A. Camus Cymbopogon travancorensis Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt - cymbopogon grassVERNACULAR NAMES
Sanskrit: gucchaEnglish: citronella , lemongrass, West Indian lemongrass, citron grass, fever grass
Hindi: gandhatran, ganjini
Telugu: nimmagaddi, Kamakshikasuvu
Bengali: gandhabena , Kamakher
Marathi: Usadhana
Gujarathi: lilacha
Tamil: vasanapullu, Kamachipillu
Malayalam: injipullu
Kannada: mallgehalu, ganga- hanchi-khaddl
Punjabi: khavi
Spanish: Pasto de camellos.Zacate limón.
Japanese: Kou suigaya, Seiron shitironera, Shitoronera, Shitoronera gurasu.
Chinese: Feng mao, Zhao wa xiang mao, La ding mei Zhou xiang mao.
French: Citronelle, Citronnelle de Ceylan
German: Ceyloncitronell, Citronellgras, Nardusgras
Burma: sabalin, Kaingbyu-mi, Myet-hmwe, Sabalin-hmwe, Singu-myet.
Sinhalese: seren
Greek: Kitronella, Lemonochorto.
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- » Distribution and Conservation of guccha
- » Cultivation of guccha
- » guccha in the market
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- » Researches and clinical trails of guccha
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- » Ayurvedic formulations with guccha
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