Zingiberaceae FAMILY

Curcuma caulina

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Curcuma caulina is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a cluster of erect, unbranched, leafy stems up to 120cm tall from an underground rhizome[ 429 Title Root Crops Publication Author Kay. D.E. Revised by Gooding. E.G.B. Publisher Tropical Development and Crop Research: London. Year 1987 ISBN Description Detailed information on about 40 species of tropical root crops. ]. Although formerly used locally as a source of 'arrowroot starch', nowadays it is not normally economic to prepare starch commercially from this plant, although the crop can yield a high quality starch, and it could be of value in high rainfall areas to prevent soil erosion[ 429 Title Root Crops Publication Author Kay. D.E. Revised by Gooding. E.G.B. Publisher Tropical Development and Crop Research: London. Year 1987 ISBN Description Detailed information on about 40 species of tropical root crops. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - western India.

HabitatForests[ 429 Title Root Crops Publication Author Kay. D.E. Revised by Gooding. E.G.B. Publisher Tropical Development and Crop Research: London. Year 1987 ISBN Description Detailed information on about 40 species of tropical root crops. ].