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Turmeric
Turmeric
Curcuma longa
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
South Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Bulbs
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

A rhizomatous perennial native to South Asia, turmeric is harvested for its vivid orange-yellow underground rhizomes. Its colour comes from curcumin, a pigment so potent it has been used as a dye, spice, and medicine for over 4,000 years.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Zingiberaceae
Genus
Curcuma
Species
Curcuma longa