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What is Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe in english?

Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe

Curcuma zedoaria (Zedoary, Cochin turmeric) is a perennial herb native to South and Southeast Asia. It is cultivated for its rhizomes (undeground stems) which are used in both raw and dried form. Its leaves, inflorescence (cluster of flowers) as well as the heart of its young shoots are also edible.

In English, Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe is known by Long zedoary, Round zedoary, or Zedoary.

The children eat the fruit and the father sleeps on the peel.
—Cypriot proverb