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Curcuma caesia (Curcuma caesia)

Description

Curcuma caesia, black turmeric or black zedoary is a perennial herb with bluish-black rhizome, native to North-East and Central India. By etymology, kali is the feminine form of kala, which means black color, and hence the plant is called black turmeric.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Zingiberales

            • Family: Zingiberaceae

              • Genus: Curcuma