✿Zingiberaceae · Curcuma
Changeable Turmeric
Curcuma mutabilis
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- May-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Curcuma mutabilis
- Genus
- Curcuma
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Zingiberaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Zingiberaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Changeable Turmeric
Changeable Turmeric (Curcuma mutabilis) is a herb in the Zingiberaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala and Maharashtra. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to October.
Botanical family
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Changeable Turmeric belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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