Curcuma heyneana Valeton & Zijp

A ginger family herb. It grows 70 cm tall. The rhizomes are branched and pal yellow outside and white inside with a yellow centre. It has an aroma. The leaves are narrowly oval and 18-42 cm long by 8-13 cm wide. The flowers are in dense spikes. These are cylinder shaped and from a stalk from the base. The bracts are narrowly oval and pale green. The flowers are tube shaped and white to pink with a yellow centre. The fruit is an oval capsule. The seeds are shiny and light brown.

A tropical plant. It grows in secondary forests and open places in teak forests up to 750 m above sea level.

Plants can be grown by division of the rhizome.