East Indian lemongrass vs Lemon grass

Cymbopogon flexuosus compared with Cymbopogon citratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East Indian lemongrass	Lemon grass
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (อันดับหญ้า)	Poales (อันดับหญ้า)
Family same	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus same	Cymbopogon	Cymbopogon
Species	Cymbopogon flexuosus	Cymbopogon citratus

Evolutionary Relationship

East Indian lemongrass and Lemon grass share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cymbopogon.

Conservation Status

East Indian lemongrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East Indian lemongrass	Lemon grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

East Indian lemongrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Madagascar, Malaysia, and Mauritius.

Lemon grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇲🇬 Madagascar