galuga

Updated: January 21, 2026

Under the name of kasumba are included two plants yielding materials for dyeing, but very different from each other. The kasumba kling or galuga is the Bixa orellana, or arnotto of the West Indies.

William Marsden - The History of Sumatra: Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And: Manners Of The Native Inhabitants