Curcuma pierreana
Zingiberaceae FAMILY

Curcuma pierreana

Curcuma pierreana

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Curcuma pierreana is a herbaceous perennial plant, producing clumps of leafy stems about 60cm tall from a rhizomatous rootstock. The plant has been cultivated in Vietnam for its edible roots[ 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. , 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Cambodia.
HabitatNot known