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Curcuma rangjued

Family
Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Thailand to Laos
Climate
wet tropical

About

Curcuma rangjued is a species of flowering plant in the family Zingiberaceae. It is a perennial plant with yellowish flowers. The species is native to Laos and Thailand, and was described in 2021.

Curcuma rangjued is used to treat poisoning, and is named for a Thai word meaning "to make the poison fade or decrease".

Where it grows

Curcuma rangjued is native to the wet tropical biome of Laos and Thailand. It grows in deciduous and dry evergreen forests.

Uses

The rhizome is used to treat poisoning and inflammation, and is used in detoxification.

Other Curcuma plants

Curcuma achrae · Curcuma aeruginosa · Curcuma albiflora · Siam Tulip · Mango ginger · Curcuma amarissima · Curcuma andersonii · East Indian arrowroot · Curcuma · Australian Wild Turmeric · Curcuma bicolor · Black Tumeric

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Curcuma rangjued by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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