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Zingiberaceae

Hill tumeric

Curcuma pseudomontana J.Graham

Family
Zingiberaceae
Genus
Curcuma

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Hill tumeric: Zingiberaceae (ginger family) » Curcuma pseudomontana KER-koo-muh -- from the Arabic kurkum , meaning saffron SOO-doh-MON-tah-nuh -- not actually, but having th
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Common names

By language (2)
English
Hill tumeric, Hill turmeric
Malayalam
കാട്ടുമഞ്ഞൾ

Synonyms

  • Curcuma grahamiana Voigt
  • Curcuma ranadei Prain

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.