CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Plant Details

Plant Details

:Common Name

Vetiver, Khus

:Scientific Name

Vetiveria zizanioides

:Introduction

Chrysopogon zizanioides, commonly known as vetiver is a perennial bunchgrass of the Poaceae family, native to India. In western and northern India, it is popularly known as khus. Vetiver is important to the fragrance industry because of its characteristic woody notes and onsequently its composition has been extensively investigated from a natural products viewpoint.

: Details

Vetiver can grow up to 1.5 metres high and form clumps as wide. The stems are tall and the leaves are long, thin, and rather rigid. The flowers are brownish-purple.

Essential Oils

Serial No.	Essential Oil Name
1	Vetiver zizanoides Dharni essential oil
2	Vetiveria zizanoides gulabi essential oil
3	Vetiveria zizanoides Kesari essential oil
4	Vetiveria zizanoides KS-1essential oil
5	Vetiveria zizanoides CIMAP-KHUS 15 essential oil

Plant Variety

Serial No.	Variety	Details
1	CIMAP-Khus 15	View Detail
2	CIMAP-Khus 22	View Detail
3	CIMAP-Vridhi	View Detail
4	Dharni	View Detail
5	Gulabi	View Detail
6	Kesari	View Detail
7	KS-1	View Detail
8	KS-2	View Detail