Curcuma longa

Common name:

Family: Zingiberaceae

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Country of Origin: a cultigen from SW. India

Description:

Uses:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Kress Collection, SI#2004089

Provenance:

Kress# 04-7762
Kress, W. J., Bordelon, M., Tin Maung Ohn, Yangon University, Ko Tin, Yangon University
Myanmar: Rakhine State
36 miles from Ann towards Mrauk U, near Senyin Village
19.9808, 93.8008, 14 Nov 2004

Shoots to 1 m, leaves green, rhizomes bright yellow inside

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: commelinids
• Order: Zingiberales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Zingiberaceae
• SubFamily: Zingiberoideae
• Tribe: Zingibereae
• SubTribe:

References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Saturday, 04 May, 2019.
2. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Saturday, 04 May, 2019.
3. Kumar KM, Asish GR, Sabu M, Balachandran I. , Significance of gingers (Zingiberaceae) in Indian System of Medicine - Ayurveda: An overview. Anc Sci Life. 2013;32(4):253–261. doi:10.4103/0257-7941.131989. Last accessed on Wednesday, 22 May, 2019.
4. Medicinal Plants Names Service at Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, 22 May, 2019.

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