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Curcuma alismatifolia
kah-min-khok
Other common names
lotus gingersiam tulip
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Botanical details
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Curcuma
- Genus description
A genus of herbaceous perennial plants, some of which have edible rhizomes used to produce turmeric and curcumin. The foliage is long, dark green and lush and sometimes plants produce tall spikes of angula flowers in shades of pink, purple or white
- Name status
Correct
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