The report says Vetiver is native to India. What is it called here? Is it the aromatic fiber placed in desert coolers? In Malayalam the aromatic roots or the plant is called Ramacham. But I am not sure whether it is a grass.
Confirmed that it is called Ramacham in Malayalam. Pl see:
In Tamil it is known as ‘vetiver’, in Malayalam ‘ramaccham’ and in Hindi ‘khas khas’. Its fibrous roots grow three metres into the soil binding it and ...
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