Serial no: 218
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26

ຂີ້ໜີ້ນ
Turmeric
Curcuma longa L.


Plants
Herbaceous plants
Vegetables and herbs

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Local name:
Eng: turmeric
Synonyms :
Amomum curcuma Jacq.
Curcuma brog Valeton
Curcuma domestica Valeton
Curcuma longa var. vanaharidra Velay., Pandrav., J.K.George & Varapr.
Curcuma ochrorhiza Valeton
Curcuma soloensis Valeton
Curcuma tinctoria Guibourt
Kua domestica Medik.
Stissera curcuma Giseke
Stissera curcuma Raeusch.
Family:
Zingiberaceae
Close relatives:
Description:
Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A
Distribution in Laos :
Landscape units :
Endemism in Laos:
N/A
Invasiveness :
N/A
IUCN status :
N/A
Lao official status :
N/A
Use
Use types:
Food
Medicine
Comments on use types:
Domestication:
N/A
Seasonal availability:
Management:
N/A
Value chains:
N/A
Nutrition
Nutritional values:
Comments on nutritional values:
N/A
Nutrient /100g Remark
Proteins N/A N/A
Carbohydrates N/A N/A
Fats N/A N/A
Vitamins N/A N/A
Minerals N/A N/A
Fibers N/A N/A
References
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References:
Leong-Skornicková, J., Sída, O., Wijesundara, S. & Marhold, K. 2008. On the identity of tumeric: the typification of Curcuma longa L. (Zingiberaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 157: 37-46.
Sirirugsa, P., Larsen, K. & Maknoi, C. 2007. The genus Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae): distribution and classification with reference to species diversity in Thailand. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 59: 203-220.
Larsen, K. 1996. A prelimanary checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 24: 35-49.
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