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 (မာလာဖူး) 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,Hitchenia Wall. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 May 2024. with some species now included in other genera.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Hitchenia careyana Benth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker = Larsenianthus careyanus (Benth.) W.J.Kress & Mood Hitchenia caulina (J.Graham) Baker = Curcuma caulina J.Graham Hitchenia musacea Baker = Stachyphrynium latifolium (Blume) K.Schum. Hitchenia roscoeana (Wall.) Benth. & Hook.f. = Curcuma roscoeana Wall.
Curcuma and Larsenianthus are in the family Zingiberaceae, but Stachyphrynium is in Marantaceae.
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External links Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, Hitchenia glauca 'Rangoon Beauty' photo