Curcuma amada
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Curcuma amada, or mango ginger is a plant of the ginger family Zingiberaceae and is closely related to turmeric (Curcuma longa). The rhizomes are very similar to common ginger but lack its pungency, and instead have a raw mango flavour.[1]
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Mango ginger | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Zingiberaceae |
Genus: | Curcuma |
Species: | C. amada |
Binomial name | |
Curcuma amada Roxburgh | |
Synonyms | |
Curcuma mangga Valeton & van Zijp |
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