Distilled from the grass grown in india lemongrass is a sharp zesty and lively oil with a sweet fruity aroma ideal for vaporisation to freshen a room and invigorate the senses blends well with grapefruit geranium and rosemary organic also known as cymbopogon flexuosus if you want its scientific name before using essential oils please read the essential oil safety information you will find this on the leaflet inside the oil carton