Curcuma longa L.

Zingiberac.
CULTIVATED PLANTS
Curcuma longa L.
U.S.A.: Chicago, Illinois. Cultivated in garden
at 831 West .Buckingham St.
Cultivated herb with horizontally branched, fleshy
rhizome. Rhizome reddish brown on outside, yellow-
orange within. Leaves light green. STerile.
N.v. ’turmeric” -the dried rhizome is ground for the
spice.
Coll. Timothy Plowman 13840
5 Sept. 1984
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