Citral rich high yielding lemongrass plant 'Nima' of Cymbopogon flexuosus

The present invention relates to a new and distinct high essential oil variety of lemon grass ( Cymbopogon flexuosus ) named as 'Nima'. Further the invention relates to the high content of the monoterpene citral in the essential oil. This novel variety 'Nima' of the lemon grass is a selection from the open pollinated seedlings of the seeds obtained from another Cymbopogon flexuosus variety OD 19 from the germplasm collection of CIMAP. This variety is propagated through vegetative means using the slips and stable for commercial cultivation.