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
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Zingiberales
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Family: Zingiberaceae
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Genus: Curcuma
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