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Curcuma longa L.
Zingiberaceae
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Curcuma longa L. [Verified]

Zingiberaceae

Local names Luyang dilaw (Tagalog); Dangwas (Ibaloi)
Habit Shrub
Habitat Warm, open places, low to medium altitude
Locality Palina, Taloy Sur, Tuba, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Collected by Angeline A. Bogalin
Ethnobotanical uses MEDICINAL: root stock is used as a wound antiseptic, also used for chest pains and gas pains;
Verified by "Cucurma domestica" - Maria Karina Fullante
Notes Bracteolate, usually leafless. ovary 3-celled small seeds, , ovillate
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