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Curcuma longa

Scientific name: Curcuma longa L.
Synonym: Curcuma domestica Valeton
Botanical family: ZINGIBERACEAE

Vernacular names

(In territories with significant traditional TRAMIL use)

Haiti:

  • curcuma
  • safran

Saint Lucia:

  • Indian saffron
  • tjitjima
  • turmeric

Other vernacular names

Botanical description

Perennial aromatic herb 60-100 cm tall with short stem and tufted leaves. At base of stem a primary oval tuber branching to produce many rhizomes, with distinctive smell and taste, brownish and scaly on the surface and bright orange inside. Leaves uniformly green, tufted 30-50 cm x 7-8 cm, blades lanceolate acuminate, papery; inflorescence a scape, 10-15 x 5-7 cm, enclosed by leaf sheaths; flowers 5 cm long, white, thin, translucent; fruits are not produced.

Voucher(s)

Jiménez,685,JBSD


Pharmacopoeia

Ed.2

References

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