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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Curcuma longa L.
FAMILY
Zingiberaceae Martinov
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
TRIBE
Zingiberoideae
SUBTRIBE
Zingibereae
GENUS
Curcuma L.
SPECIES
longa L. Sp. pl. 1:2. 1753
Plant Description
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.
