Curcuma pierreana Gagnep.

Curcuma pierreana Gagnep.; Photo by Nguyen Hoang Nam

The native range of this species is Indo-China. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Nghệ pierre

Latin name: 

Curcuma pierreana Gagnep.

Family: 

Zingiberaceae

Uses: 

Rhizomes (tubes) are used as medicine to treat irregular menstruation, abdominal pain during menstruation.

Distribution: 

The tree grows naturally under the canopy of other trees, sometimes also grown in Central and Southern Vietnam.