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 |species name=Curcuma zedoaria
 |speciesname2=Curcuma_zedoaria
 |synonym name=Curcuma wenyujin Y. H. Chen & C. Ling, Curcuma zedoaria Roxb. 	synonym
 |ref synonym name=Encyclopedia of Life

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		+	{{Combined plant species form
		+	\|introdescription=Zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria, known as కచొరము kacōramu in Telugu) is the name for a perennial herb and member of the genus Curcuma Linn., family Zingiberaceae. The plant is native to India and Indonesia. It was introduced to Europe by Arabs around the sixth century, but its use as a spice in the West today is extremely rare, having been replaced by ginger. (Source:Wikipedia)
		+	\|Headerimage=Curcuma zedoaria (Scott Zona) 001.jpg
		+	\|Headercaption=Flowers
		+	\|Headerspeciesname=Curcuma zedoaria
		+	\|username=Gauravm
		+	\|page creation date=2010/10/25
		+	\|species name=Curcuma zedoaria
		+	\|speciesname2=Curcuma_zedoaria
		+	\|synonym name=Curcuma wenyujin Y. H. Chen & C. Ling, Curcuma zedoaria Roxb. synonym
		+	\|ref synonym name=Encyclopedia of Life
		+	\|common name=White turmeric, Zedoary
		+	\|common hindi names=जंगली हऴदी Jangli Haldi
		+	\|common indian names=जंगली हऴदी Jangli-haldi, Amb halad,Gandhmul,Kachur (Hindi); Shati (Sanskrit); Kacora,ಕಚೋರ,Kachora (Kannada);கர்ப்பூரக்கிச்சிலிக்கிழங்கு karppurakkiccilikkilangku (Tamil);meitei yaingang (Manipuri);aam aadaa (Bengali); Katuri (Assamese)
		+	\|ref common indian names=EoL, WIkipedia
		+	\|Regnum=Plantae
		+	\|Division=Magnoliophyta
		+	\|Class=Liliopsida
		+	\|Order=Zingiberales
		+	\|Family=Zingiberaceae
		+	\|Genus=Curcuma
		+	\|ref source=Encyclopedia of Life
		+	\|plant general morphology=Plants ca. 1 m tall. Rhizomes yellow inside, elliptic or narrowly so, fleshy, aromatic; roots with fusiform tubers. Petiole equaling leaf blade; leaf blade oblong, 30--60 × 10--20 cm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially pubescent, base attenuate, apex narrowly caudate. Inflorescences on separate shoots arising from rhizomes, usually appearing before leaves; spike cylindric, ca. 15 × 8 cm; fertile bracts pale green, ovate, 4--5 cm; coma bracts white, tinged with red, narrowly oblong, pubescent, apex mucronate. Calyx sparsely hairy, 0.8--1.5 cm. Corolla tube funnelform, 2.3--2.5 cm, villous at throat; lobes pinkish white, oblong, ca. 1.5 cm. Lateral staminodes yellowish, obovate-oblong, ca. 1.5 cm. Labellum yellow, obovate, ca. 2.5 cm, apex emarginate. Ovary villous.
		+	\|ref plant general morph=EoL through eFloras
		+	\|plant type=Herb
		+	\|plant height=Up to 3 feet
		+	\|ref plant height=EoL through eFloras
		+	\|plant cotyledon=Monocot
		+	\|flower color=Pink, Orange/Red
		+	\|ref flower color=Images
		+	\|flower symmetry=Bilateral
		+	\|seed dispersal=Entomophily (By insects)
		+	\|bloom type=Perennial
		+	\|ref bloom type=EoL through eFloras
		+	\|life cycle=Fl. Apr--Jun. 2 n = 42.
		+	\|medicinal significance=Yes
		+	\|medicinal system=Ayurveda, Folk Medicine
		+	\|food use=Yes
		+	\|food plant part=Root, Rhizomes
		+	\|food use description=The edible root of zedoary has a white interior and a fragrance reminiscent of mango; however, its flavour is more similar to ginger, except with a very bitter aftertaste. In Indonesia, it is ground to a powder and added to curry pastes, whereas in India, it tends to be used fresh or in pickling. (Wikipedia)
		+	\|religious significance=No
		+	\|plant commercial=Yes
		+	\|commercial applications=Human consumption, Medicinal use
		+	\|plant commercial parts=Root, Rhizomes
		+	\|plant commercial product=Dabur Chyawanprash
		+	\|commercial use description=The essential oil produced from the dried roots of Curcuma zedoaria is used in perfumery and soap fabrication, as well as an ingredient in bitter tonics.
		+	\|ref commercial use description=Wikipedia
		+	}}
		+	{{Commons gallery}}
		+	{{Reference web
		+	\|refkeyword=EoL
		+	\|title1=Encyclopedia of Life entry
		+	\|url=http://www.eol.org/pages/1122344
		+	\|year=2010
		+	\|month=10
		+	\|date=25
		+	}}
		+	{{Reference web
		+	\|refkeyword=eFloras
		+	\|title1=eFloras of China
		+	\|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028365
		+	\|year=2010
		+	\|month=10
		+	\|date=25
		+	}}
		+	{{Reference web
		+	\|refkeyword=Wikipedia
		+	\|title1=Wikipedia entry
		+	\|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curcuma_zedoaria
		+	\|year=2010
		+	\|month=10
		+	\|date=25
		+	}}
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	[[Category:Species page]]		[[Category:Species page]]

Curcuma zedoaria - Revision history

Gauravm at 02:40, 24 November 2010

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