Cymbopogon citratus

I cant find Cymbopogon martini var. motia anywhere.

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I presume you question both of the following with reason, the others are used by every taxonomist.
Cymbopogon martinii (Roxb.) J. F. Watson var. motia Burk.
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“motia” and “sofia” are two terms referring to two plants from which essential oils are extracted. Whether one call them cultivars, varieties or apply technical jargon such as chemotypes nobody seems to be clear on an official name. As my page on Cymbopogon http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Cymbopogon.html shows I am merely trying to sort most names related to this species, as I am trying to sort Basella alba L. from Basella alba L. ‘Rubra’ http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Basella.html , if you have followed this discussion.
I found the two above names in some book that cannot be used as a reference due to their unreliability. They certainly are not valid nor recommended nor preferred, they are just inapropriate names, no doubt bound to be changed, that I use in the meantime, as I am using Basella alba L. ‘Rubra’, neither valid, but at least more sensible it seems.
Who am I? Like most on this forum, an enthusiast who has been working with plant names since 1985.

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Post scriptum
My apologies there is another detail I forgot. the epithet martini is now spelt with a single i. It used to have 2. Some people still use the old spelling, I was one of them. It was thought that the person referred to was Martini (an Italian name) but it turned out to be Martin (a French name). Correction coming soon on the MMPND. So that will allow you to find any name related to Cymbopogon martini although I thought Google could returned URLs for both.
I always appreciate people pointing out the many errors I make.

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Is ‘ Dhanwantari’ name also used for cimbopogon citratus.

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Would that be Oriya ଧନ୍ବନ୍ତରୀ Dhanvantari ?

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I have just posted an updated page on Cymbopogon < http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Cymbopogon.html >, including your inputs and hopefully meeting the challenges of Pankaj ji. Feel free to peruse and copy if you need to (as long as it is cited and dated). However many Indian names still need to be worked out before this can be entered into the efloraofindia database.

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Though this topic is kind of closed but I wanted to point out a small thing.
I am NO expert at all but my mother tongue is Gujarati.
I just checked the plant names link you have provided and one very small thing about Gujarati name is bugging me – the way it is written (at many other places the same way the name appears).

Cymbopogon citratus?? from Delhi: Kindly also compare with this plant possibly Cymbopogon citratus from Herbal Garden, Punjabi Bagh, Delhi. Any one having knowledge of this genus should help.

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This one is C. citratus. But do confirm by spikelet observation.

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Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Poaceae-Cymbopogon citratus from Delhi-pl. validate-GS31 :
Attachments (3). 3 posts by 2 authors.

Photographed from Herbal Garden Delhi. Cymbopogon citratus, pl. validate.

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