Curcuma longa

Curcuma longa

Curcuma longa L.
Engl.: common turmeric, turmeric, curcuma, French saffron, Indian saffron, long turmeric, yellow ginger.
Deu.: Gelbwurz, Gelber Ingwer, Kurkuma.
Fran.: curcuma, safran des Indes.
Sven.: gurkmeja, gulrot, turmerik.
Suom.: kurkuma, maustekurkuma.
Bot. syn.: Amomum curcuma Jacq., Curcuma domestica Val., Curcuma viridiflora Roxb.

Pre-Linnaean:
Curcuma foliis lanceolatis: nervis lateralibus numerosissimis (Linnaeus Species Plantarum 1753),
Curcuma foliis lanceolatis utrinque acuminatis: nervis lateralibus numerosissimis. (Roy. lugdb. 12., Fl. zeyl. 7., Mat. med. 5.) (Linnaeus Species Plantarum 1753),
Curcuma radice longa. (Herm. lugdb. 208. t. 209.) (Linnaeus Species Plantarum 1753) .

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Spring growth. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Greenhouse. 2012-04-27.

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Rhizome and leaf. The inside of the root is much more interesting: it's extremely yellow. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Greenhouse. 2006-04-22.