Curcuma longa L.
Tumeric
perennial herbaceous plant grows up to 1 m tall with several leafy stems rising in a cluster from thick rhizomes and can slowly spread to form large clumps Leaves dark green above with a green midrib, very light green below, densely studded with pellucid dots Flowers tubular, white to yellow-white, opening one at a time and borne on erect spike-like inflorescences that are terminal on a central leafy shoot, appearing between leaf sheaths
Soil: Clay, heavy, moist
Turmeric is an important spice in South Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine that adds a bittersweet flavour and bright yellow colour to curry. It is extracted from the rhizome, an underground horizontal stem that resembles a tuberous root. Turmeric is an important medicinal herb for its anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial activity.
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