Root Zeodary

Curcuma zedoariaA (zedoary,A white turmeric, orA kentjur) is a perennialA herbA and member of the genusA Curcuma, familyA Zingiberaceae. The plant is native toA IndiaA andA IndonesiaA but now naturalized in other places including the US state ofA Florida. Its use as aA spiceA in the West today is extremely rare, having been replaced by ginger, and to a lesser extent, yellow turmeric.