Botany

Curcuma glauca

Curcuma glauca is a species of flowering plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is a rhizomatous geophyte endemic to Myanmar. The plant, which is called malaphu (မာလာဖူး) in Burmese, is used as an herb in Burmese cuisine.

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• ▸Apteria
• ▸Clothing in the ancient world
• ▸Heterosmilax

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