Curcuma leucorrhiza
Roxb.
Tikar
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Description
A ginger family herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It does not have a stem. It grows 60 cm tall.
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Edible Uses
The rhizomes yield a form of arrowroot starch.
Traditional Uses
The rhizomes yield a form of arrowroot starch.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, India*, Indonesia, SE Asia,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from fresh seeds. They germinate best at a temperature around 20°C. Plants can be grown by division.
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe. Germinates best at temperatures around 20°c. Division of the rhizome when the plant is dormant.
Other Information
It is sold in markets. It is a cultivated plant.
Notes
There are about 50 Curcuma species. They are mostly in SE Asia.
References (6)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 152
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 1 (A-H) p 714
- Ferns, Useful Tropical Plants
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 254
- Singh, H.B., Arora R.K.,1978, Wild edible Plants of India. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. p12
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- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
