Zingiberaceae FAMILY

Curcuma kwangsiensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Curcuma kwangsiensis is perennial plant producing a pseudostem from an underground rhizome 40- 50mm long and 25 - 35mm wide. The cluster of leaves comprising the pseudostem have blades 14 - 40cm long and 4 - 9cm wide[ 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 harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China.

HabitatShrubby and grassy areas[ 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. ].