Jangli Haldi / Wild Turmeric
Curcuma aromatica
Also known as Cochin Turmeric, Yellow Zedoary
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Jharkhand & more
- Flowering
- May-September
How to identify Jangli Haldi
Identify Jangli Haldi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Broad lanceolate.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Kerala, Jharkhand, Assam and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Zingiberaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jangli Haldi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Curcuma aromatica
- Genus
- Curcuma
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grows wild in degraded forests, and in plantations
- Habitat type
- Forest, Cultivated
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, China
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Jharkhand, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad lanceolaterecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jangli Haldi itself; the rest are typical of the Zingiberaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jangli Haldi itself; the rest are typical of the Zingiberaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Jangli haldi जंगली हळी, van haldi
- Nepali
- वन हलेदो Van Haledo, कचुर Kachur
- Tamil
- கஸ்தூதி மஞ்ஜள் Kasturimanjal, கஸ்தூரி மஞ்சள், கத்தூரி மஞ்சள்
- Telugu
- Kasthuri Pasupa
- Kannada
- ಅಂಬೆಹಳದಿ Ambe haladi, ಮಾವುಶುಂಠಿ Maavu shunthi, ಕಸ್ತೂರಿಅರಿಶಿನ Kasturi arishina
- Malayalam
- Kattumanna, കസ്തൂരിമഞ്ഞൾ, Curcuma aromatica
About Jangli Haldi
Wild Turmeric (Curcuma aromatica) belongs to the Zingiberaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Kerala, Jharkhand and 12 other states. It grows in grows wild in degraded forests, and in plantations. Flowering and fruiting run from May to September.
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Jangli Haldi belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
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