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Tumeric is a flavouring spice widely used in Asian cooking.

TUMERIC

Botanic name

• Carcuma domestica

Family

• Ziniberaceae
• same family as ginger

Growth form

• similar to ginger
• leaves grow from stiff stem
• elongated rhizomes in soil

Edible part

• rhizome used as spice to flavour food; dried or grated

Cultivation

Propagation:

• vegetative - sprouting rhizome planted

Centre of diversity

• South East Asia.

PAGE UPDATED... Wednesday, 16 January 2002