Zingiberaceae FAMILY

Curcuma aromatica

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Curcuma aromatica is a herbaceous perennial plant producing clumps of erect, unbranched leaf stems about 1 metre tall from a stout, underground rhizome. The inflorescences usually appear from the rhizomes before the leaves are produced[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is gathered from the wild and used in traditional Chinese medicine[ 238 Title Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. Publication Author Bown. D. Publisher Dorling Kindersley, London. Year 1995 ISBN 0-7513-020-31 Description A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

HabitatWarm forest areas in the eastern Himalayas[ 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ].