Editing Turmeric (section)

==Description==
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Turmeric is a [[Perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous plant]] that reaches up to {{convert|1|m|ftin|abbr=on}} tall.<ref name=Kew/> It has highly branched, yellow to orange, cylindrical, aromatic rhizomes.<ref name=Kew/>

The leaves are [[Phyllotaxis#Leaf arrangement|alternate]] and arranged in two rows. They are divided into leaf sheath, [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]], and leaf blade.<ref name=Kew/> From the leaf sheaths, a false stem is formed. The petiole is {{convert|50|to(-)|115|cm|in|abbr=on}} long. The simple leaf blades are usually {{convert|76 |to(-)|115|cm|in|abbr=on}} long and rarely up to {{convert|230|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}. They have a width of {{convert|38|to|45|cm|in|frac=2|abbr=on}} and are oblong to elliptical, narrowing at the tip.<ref name=Kew/>

===Inflorescence, flower, and fruit===
At the top of the inflorescence, stem bracts are present on which no flowers occur; these are white to green and sometimes tinged reddish-purple, and the upper ends are tapered.<ref name=":1">{{efloras|2|200028370 | access-date= 30 November 2013}}</ref>

The [[Hermaphrodite (botany)|hermaphrodite]] flowers are [[zygomorphic]] and threefold. The three [[sepal]]s are {{convert|0.8|to|1.2|cm|in|frac=8|abbr=on}} long, fused, and white, and have fluffy hairs; the three [[Sepal|calyx]] teeth are unequal. The three bright-yellow [[petal]]s are fused into a [[Corolla (flower)|corolla]] tube up to {{convert|3|cm|in|frac=4|abbr=on}} long. The three corolla lobes have a length of {{convert|1.0|to(-)|1.5|cm|in|frac=8|abbr=on|sigfig=2}} and are triangular with soft-spiny upper ends. While the average corolla lobe is larger than the two lateral, only the median [[stamen]] of the inner circle is fertile. The dust bag is spurred at its base. All other stamens are converted to [[staminode]]s. The outer staminodes are shorter than the [[Labellum (botany)|labellum]]. The labellum is yellowish, with a yellow ribbon in its center and it is [[obovate]], with a length from {{convert|1.2|to|2.0|cm|in|frac=8|abbr=on|sigfig=2}}. Three [[carpels]] are under a constant, trilobed ovary adherent, which is sparsely hairy. The fruit capsule opens with three compartments.<ref name= Siewek>{{cite book|last= Siewek|first= F |title=Exotische Gewürze Herkunft Verwendung Inhaltsstoffe |publisher= Springer-Verlag| year=2013|page= 72|isbn=978-3-0348-5239-5|language=de| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G3KcBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA72}}</ref><ref name=HKRS>{{cite book| editor-first1= Rudolf | editor-last1= Hänsel| editor-first2= Konstantin | editor-last2= Keller| editor-first3= Horst | editor-last3= Rimpler| editor-first4= Gerhard | editor-last4= Schneider| title=Drogen A-D| publisher=Springer-Verlag| year=2013|page= 1085| isbn= 978-3-642-58087-1 |language= de| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=q5WoBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA1085}}</ref>

In [[East Asia]], the flowering time is usually in August. Terminally on the false stem is an [[inflorescence]] stem, {{convert|12|to|20|cm|in|frac=2|abbr=on}} long, containing many flowers. The [[bract]]s are light green and ovate to oblong with a blunt upper end with a length of {{convert|3|to|5|cm|in|frac=2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=":1" />

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| File:Naturalis Biodiversity Center - L.0939330 - Bernecker, A. - Curcuma domestica Valeton - Artwork.jpeg
 |''Curcuma domestica'' Valeton, a drawing by A. Bernecker around 1860
| File:Turmeric_farm.jpg
 |Turmeric farm on [[Deccan Plateau]]
| File:Turmeric Flower Maharashtra India.jpg
 |Turmeric flower
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