Zingiberaceae FAMILY
Curcuma alismatifolia
Curcuma alismatifolia
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Curcuma alismatifolia is a herbaceous perennial plant producing clumps of erect, branchless stems up to 60cm tall from a rhizome. The plant is harvested from the wild for its edible flowers, which are eaten locally. It is widely grown for the cut flower industry and is also often cultivated as an ornamental in gardens[ 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Cambodia, Laos.
HabitatFound in the wild on limestone soils[ 710 Title Tropical Flowering Plants. A Guide to Identification and Cultivation. Publication Author Llamas K.A. Publisher Timber Press; Oregon. Year 2003 ISBN 0-88192-585-3 Description A terse guide for the gardener to almost 1,500 species of ornamental tropical plants with brief details on their cultivation and, usually, a small photograph of good quality. ]. Open grasslands[ 974 Title Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants Publication Author Ahmed Fayaz Publisher Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand Year 2011 ISBN 978-1-55407-489 Description A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference. ].