Curcuma zedoaria

Botanical Description

Curcuma zeodaria is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing clumps of erect pseudostems around 75cm tall from an underground rhizome. Each pseudostem comprises around 5 leaves with blades around 35cm long and 13cm wide[ 989 Title The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore. Vol. 13 Publication Author Publisher Government Printing Office, Singapore Year 1950 ISBN Description A botanical journal, it includes a treatment of the Zingiberaceae of the Malay Peninsula. ]. Zedoary is an important home garden crop in southeast Asia. It probably originated in northeastern India, but has long been cultivated and its origins have become unclear. It is also often grown as an ornamental, and is also sometimes grown commercially as a spice and medicinal plant in the tropics[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. , 302 Title Tropical Ornamentals; A Guide Publication Author Whistler. W. Arthur. Publisher Timber Press Inc. Oregon. Year 2000 ISBN 0-88192-448-2 Description An excellent little guide to some of the more commonly cultivated ornamental plants of the Tropics, often giving some information on the plants other uses. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].