Curcuma

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• Curcuma aeruginosa
• Curcuma albicoma
• Curcuma alismatifolia - Siam tulip
• Curcuma amada
• Curcuma amarissima
• Curcuma aromatica - wild turmeric
• Curcuma bicolor
• Curcuma chuanezhu
• Curcuma chuanhuangjiang
• Curcuma chuanyujin
• Curcuma comosa
• Curcuma ecomata
• Curcuma elata
• Curcuma epithymum
• Curcuma exigua
• Curcuma harmandii
• Curcuma kwangsiensis
• Curcuma longa - turmeric
• Curcuma parviflora
• Curcuma petiolata
• Curcuma aff. petiolata
• Curcuma phaeocaulis
• Curcuma roscoeana
• Curcuma rubescens
• Curcuma sichuanensis
• Curcuma thorelii
• Curcuma wenyujin
• Curcuma xanthorrhiza - temu lawak
• Curcuma yunnanensis
• Curcuma zedoaria - zedoary
• Curcuma sp. Kress

Curcuma is a genus in the plant family Zingiberaceae that contains such species as turmeric and Siam Tulip.

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Turmeric: Turmeric (Curcuma longa, also known as tumeric) is a spice commonly used in curries and other south Asian cooking. It's active ingredient is curcumin. It is a significant ingredient in most commercial curry powders. Turmeric is also used to give a yellow color to some prepared mustards, canned chick...

Siam Tulip: The Siam Tulip or Summer Tulip (Curcuma alismatifolia) is a tropical plant native to northern Thailand and Cambodia. Despite its name, it is not related to the tulip, but to the various ginger species such as turmeric. It can grow as an indoor plant, and is also sold as cut flowers....