Curcuma leucorrhiza Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Curcuma

Characteristics

A ginger family herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It does not have a stem. It grows 60 cm tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant.
More
Not known
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The rhizomes yield a form of arrowroot starch.
Uses food medicinal
Edible rhizomes roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds. They germinate best at a temperature around 20°C. Plants can be grown by division.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Curcuma leucorrhiza world distribution map, present in Indonesia

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000365754
COL ID 32K25
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Curcuma leucorrhiza