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Family Zingiberaceae
HAWAII - POLYNESIAN
INTRODUCTION
Curcuma longa
UH Manoa, Oahu
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TURMERIC 'OLENA
Cultivated throughout the Pacific in wet lowlands.
Orange-fleshed rhizomes are boiled, dried, & ground to yield
turmeric powder. Used as spice, food color, dye, medicine. Native to
India & SE Asia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric
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