✿Zingiberaceae · Curcuma
Kachura / Hill Turmeric
Curcuma pseudomontana
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- May-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Curcuma pseudomontana
- Genus
- Curcuma
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Shaded localities in forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-September
- 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.
Local Names
- Hindi
- कचुरा Kachura
- Tamil
- கட்ட மஂஜல் Kattu Manjal, Kattu Manjal
- Malayalam
- Kattu Manjal, കാട്ടുമഞ്ഞൾ
- Marathi
- रानहळद Raan Halad, शिंदळवान Shindalavana, शिंदळवानी Shindalavani, रान हळद
About Kachura
A member of the Zingiberaceae family, Hill Turmeric (Curcuma pseudomontana) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and 2 other states. It grows in shaded localities in forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to September.
Botanical family
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Kachura belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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