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Wild turmeric (रान हळद)

Curcuma aromatica

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Description:

Plant Height 2 feet approx.Observed in Semi forest area.Bloom in rainy season.

Habitat:

Plant Height 2 -3 feet approx.Observed in Semi forest area.Rainy Season.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Vinny
Vinny 8 years ago
Island Pea
Christia australasica


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Vinny
Vinny 8 years ago

Curcuma for sure couldn't say which species. Sorry about the incorrect suggestion when you google Christia australasica it comes up with pictures of Curcuma australasica, and it turns out they are very different species :)

AmolPandit
AmolPandit 8 years ago

Curcuma_aromatica

AmolPandit
AmolPandit 8 years ago

Hi Vinny & Machi,

Pls.check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curcuma_ar...
And https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curcuma_au...

Seems close to Zingiberaceae family

Vinny
Vinny 8 years ago

https://tracts4free.wordpress.com/flower...
Scroll down the link, listed by an old name Curcuma australasica

Machi
Machi 8 years ago

Member of the Ginger (Zingiberaceae) family

AmolPandit
AmolPandit 8 years ago

Pls help with ID?

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AmolPandit
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AmolPandit

Bhalivali, Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Jul 24, 2011
Submitted on Feb 22, 2016

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