Curcuma glauca
Curcuma glauca is a species of flowering plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is a rhizomatous geophyte endemic to Myanmar. The plant, which is called malaphu in Burmese, is used as an herb in Burmese cuisine.
Taxonomy
The species was first described as Hitchenia glauca by Nathaniel Wallich in 1835. The genus Hitchenia has now been subsumed into Curcuma, with some species now included in other genera.- Hitchenia careyana Benth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker = Larsenianthus careyanus W.J.Kress & Mood
- Hitchenia caulina Baker = Curcuma caulina J.Graham
- Hitchenia musacea Baker = Stachyphrynium latifolium K.Schum.
- Hitchenia roscoeana Benth. & Hook.f. = Curcuma roscoeana Wall.