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(Upload on March 24 2016) [ 日本語 | English ]

Curcuma L. (ウコン)

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C. aromatica Salisb. (キョウオウ) C. longa L. (ウコン)

C. petiolata Roxb. (ハナウコン) C. phaeocaulis Valeton (ガジュツ)

Curcuma longa in Japan

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Ukon (ウコン, 鬱金/欝金/宇金/郁金/玉金), turmeric Life form: perennial herb, with 0.5-1 m tall Distribution: India (→ cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions) imported to Japan in Edo Era, mostly cultivated in Ryuku Leaf: 18-25cm long Use: medicine, dye, ornament, gardening Synonyms: Curcuma domestica Valeton Cultivars

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[1-3] at a backyard of police box (Koban) in Hibiya Park, Tokyo, on December 26 2015.