Description | Curcuma australasica£/i$, Native Turmeric, or Cape York Lily, is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the Zingiberaceae or ginger family. It occurs on Cape York Peninsula, a few areas in the Northern Territory, Australia, and in Papua New Guinea. Aboriginal people in Cape York Peninsula used to roast and eat the roots of this plant. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curcuma_australasica]
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