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Turmeric

Turmeric, or Curcuma longa, 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 30 °C and high annual rainfall to thrive. Plants are gathered each year for their rhizomes, some for propagation in the following season and some for consumption or dyeing.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Curcuma longa
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Curcuma
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Zingiberales
Habit: herb