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Curcuma
longa
L.
Published In:
Species Plantarum 1: 2. 1753. (1 May 1753) (
Sp. Pl.
)
Synonymy
Curcuma domestica Valeton
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(Last Modified On 6/2/2011)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Project Data
(Last Modified On 6/3/2011)
Contributor Text :
SHAHINA A. GHAZANFAR and ROSEMARY M. SMITH
Type :
Lectotype:
Manjella kua
Rheede, Hort. Malab. 11:21 t. 11.1692.
Distribution :
Distribution: Cultivated throughout the tropics. Cultivated in many parts of the Punjab and Hazara in Pakistan.
Comment/Acknowledgements :
The rhizomes, which are yellow inside, are powdered, used as a condiment and for medicinal purposes. Also used as a yellow dye.
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Up to 1.5 m. Leaves petiolate, lamina up to c. 50 cm long, lanceolate. Inflorescence borne centrally to the leaf tuft. All bracts greenish white, occasionally pink tinged. Flowers yellow-white.