✿Zingiberaceae · Curcuma
Haladi / Turmeric
Curcuma longa
outdoor
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Curcuma longa
- Genus
- Curcuma
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Zingiberaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Zingiberaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- हलदी haladi
- Sanskrit
- हरिद्रा
- Tamil
- மஞ்சள்
- Telugu
- పసుపు
- Nepali
- हलेदो
- Sinhala
- කහ
About Haladi
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family (Ginger family). Members of this family are generally characterised by distichous simple leaves, spike/raceme/thyrse flower clusters, capsule/berry fruit. It is usually grown in outdoor settings.
Botanical family
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Haladi belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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