Medicinal plant details
Curcuma oliganthaTrimen
(Haridra)
| Common name | Haridra |
| Habit | Herb |
| Habitat | Semi-evergreen forests |
| Parts used | Rhizome |
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Taxonomical information
| Kingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Phylum | Streptophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Zingiberales |
| Family | Zingiberaceae |
| Genus | Curcuma |
| Species | Curcuma oligantha Trimen |
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Morphology
Small herb, leaves in basal tufts, petioles shorter than lamina. Inflorescence up to 12 cm long, lanceolate, green or with a pinkish tinge. Calyx is 2 mm long, obscurely 3-lobed, corolla is white and lateral lobes are smaller
Distribution
Distributed in India, Myanmar and Srilanka
Medicinal uses
Inflammation
References
| 1 | Bhat, K. G. (2014). Flora of south kanara: dakshina kannada and udupi districts of karnataka. Taxonomy Research Centre. |