Curcuma longa

Curcuma longa L. Engl.: common turmeric, turmeric, curcuma, French saffron, Indian saffron, long turmeric, yellow ginger. Deu.: Gelbwurz, Gelber Ingwer, Kurkuma. Suom.: kurkuma, maustekurkuma. Sven.: gurkmeja, gulrot, turmerik. Fran.: curcuma, safran des Indes. Bot. syn.: Amomum curcuma Jacq., Curcuma domestica Val., Curcuma viridiflora Roxb.

Gleanings from the German Journals.

Classic texts: Journals: AJP 1871. Curcumin, Opium wax, Preventing mould, Inuloid, Preserving ergot.

Curcuma.

Classic texts: Felter 1922.

Curcuma. Turmeric.

Classic texts: BPC 1911.

Photo: Curcuma longa.

Photo: Curcuma longa. Rhizome and leaf. The inside of the root is much more interesting: it's extremely yellow. Helsinki bot.g. (Kaisan.), Finland. Greenhouse. 2006-04-22.