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Curcuma australasica
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Curcuma australasica, the native turmeric, wild turmeric, or Cape York lily, is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the Zingiberaceae or ginger family.[1]
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Native turmeric | |
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Curcuma australasica, native turmeric. | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Zingiberaceae |
Genus: | Curcuma |
Species: | C. australasica |
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Curcuma australasica | |
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