Turmeric - Curcuma longa | Plants - Kew
For thousands of years, turmeric has played a key role in many dishes, medicinal remedies, and cultural practices. The bright yellow spice and dye comes from the underground stems (rhizomes) of the turmeric plant. Not known to grow in the wild, turmeric is a domesticated plant that is widely cultivated throughout the tropics.
Turmeric - Wikipedia
Turmeric (/ ˈ t ɜːr m ər ɪ k, ˈ tj uː-/), [2] [3] (botanical name Curcuma longa (/ ˈ k ɜːr k j ʊ m ə ˈ l ɒ ŋ ɡ ə /), [4] [5]) is a flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is a perennial , rhizomatous , herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that requires temperatures between 20 and ...
How To Grow And Care For Curcuma (Turmeric) - Southern Living
2024年8月30日 · Turmeric (Curcuma longa) and other curcuma cone gingers have stunning tropical foliage and beautiful flowers. Learn how to grow and overwinter them in the South.
Curcuma longa - Grow Turmeric In Your Garden - Plant Delights Nursery
2012年6月1日 · Curcuma longa (Turmeric) (syn. Curcuma domestica) is one of the toughest Curcuma that we grow. The 3' tall pleated green leaves of Curcuma longa are adorned, starting in early September, with colorful pinecone-like flowers that are nestled among the leaves.
Curcuma longa (Turmeric): Ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry ...
2023年3月1日 · Curcuma longa, popularly known as Turmeric, is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant used in folk medicine for the treatment, prevention, and management of various illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, Arthritis, diarrhoea, inflammation, psoriasis, hepatobiliary diseases, gastric and peptic ulcers.
Curcuma longa L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science
It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as animal food, a poison and a medicine, has social uses and for food. Curcuma longa is a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). Its rhizomes (underground stems) are the source of a bright yellow spice and dye.
Curcuma longa - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
The species name, longa, is from the Latin, "longus," meaning "long." Common Turmeric grows best in hot, humid conditions with full sun in the morning and afternoon shade. Rich, slightly acidic soils with moisture levels of medium to wet are preferred.
Curcuma Longa - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Curcuma longa (family Zingiberaceae), or turmeric, is a perennial herb with pointed leaves that bears funnel-shaped yellow flowers. It grows to a height of 3–5 feet and is cultivated extensively in Asia, mostly in India, China, and other countries with a tropical climate.
Curcuma longa - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Curcuma longa, commonly known as turmeric, is a tropical rhizomatous herbaceous perennial in the ginger family. It typically grows to 3-4’ tall in a foliage clump of ornamentally-attractive, canna-like, pleated, elliptic to lanceolate green leaves (each to 3 1/2’ long).
National Tropical Botanical Garden | Curcuma longa - Plant Detail ...
Curcuma longa is a perennial plant with oblong-palmate rhixomes or tubers, with a deep orange color inside. Leaves are 1-2 feet long, 3-7 inches wide, lanceolate, oblong or elliptic, tapering at each end, smooth, of a uniform green (lacking purple coloration along midrib), the petiole as long as or shorter than the blade.