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Curcuma longa
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 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.

Curcuma
Curcuma () is a genus of plants in the ginger family Zingiberaceae that contains such species as turmeric and Siam tulip. They are native to Southeast Asia, southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, New Guinea and northern Australia. Some species are reportedly naturalized in other warm parts of the world such as tropical Africa, Central America, Florida, and various islands of the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Generally, most curcuma grows well in loose and sandy soil in shaded areas.

Curcuma zedoaria
species of plant, zedoary

Curcuma aromatica
species of plant

Curcuma amada
species of plant

Curcuma zanthorrhiza
species of plant

Curcuma alismatifolia
species of plant, Siam Tulip

Curcuma caesia
species of plant, Black Turmeric

Curcuma petiolata
species of plant

Curcuma angustifolia
species of plant
Curcuma roscoeana
species of plant
Curcuma comosa
species of plant
Curcuma australasica
species of plant

Curcuma phaeocaulis
species of plant
Curcuma prakasha
species of plant
Smithatris myanmarensis
species of plant
Curcuma rhomba
species of plant
Curcuma bicolor
species of plant