Curcuma caesia
- English = black turmeric
- Malayalam = കരിമഞ്ഞൾ
- Family = Zingibaraceae
Description
Black Turmeric is a perennial herb with bluish-black rhizome, native to North-East and Central India. The leaves have a deep violet-red patch which runs through the length of the lamina. Usually, the upper side of the leaf is rough, velvety, but this character may vary. Flowering bracts are green with a ferruginous tinge. Flower petals may be deep pink or red in color. The rhizome is bitter, hot taste with pungent smell.
Flowering & fruiting = April – June
- Habit = Terrestrial herb
- Habitat = Cultivated
Range
Bangladesh, India
Photos : native plants
Native Plants 