Curcuma longa L.

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Curcuma longa Linnaeus, Spec. Plant., 2,1753.
Erect, leafy, herbaceous plant. Leaves elliptic-oblong, 30 or more cm. long, acuminate,
petiole about as long as blade. Flowers in a terminal, short-stemmed spike, yellowish,
bracts greenish. Rhizome deep yellow, aromatic.
Occasional near dwellings (9990). A yellow dye is obtained from the
rhizome. English name, turmeric; native name, ago.
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HERBAmUM
26107
HERBARIUM
T. G. YUNCKER
of Niue Island
of Bernice P. Bishop Museum
Curcuma longa L.
Roots yellow. Cultivated In dooryard,
Alofl. 20 m. alt. Feb. 2, 1940.
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