Lovely pictures, Satish ji. Here are some extracts of *Turmeric/ Haldi* (*Curcuma<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curcuma>longa *) from Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric
*Turmeric* (*Curcuma <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curcuma> longa*) is a rhizomatous <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizomatous> herbaceous<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbaceous> perennial plant <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_plant> of the ginger<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger>family, Zingiberaceae <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zingiberaceae> which is native to tropical <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical> South Asia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asia>. It needs temperatures between 20°C and 30°C, and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive. Plants are gathered annually for their rhizomes, and re-seeded from some of those rhizomes in the following season. It is often misspelled (or pronounced) as 'tumeric'. It is also known as * kunyit* (Indonesian and Malay), *Besar* (Nepali) or *haldi* (Hindi) or * pasupu* (Telugu)in some Asian countries. In Assamese<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assamese_language>it is called *Halodhi*. In Hawaiì, it is called "`Olena." In medieval Europe, turmeric became known as *Indian Saffron*, since it is widely used as an alternative to far more expensive saffron <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffron> spice. Its rhizomes <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizomes> are boiled for several hours and then dried in hot ovens, after which they are ground into a deep orange-yellow <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow> powder commonly used as a spice <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice> in curries<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curries>and other South Asian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asian_cuisine> and Middle Eastern cuisine <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_cuisine>, for dyeing, and to impart color to mustard <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustard> condiments <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condiment>. Its active ingredient is curcumin <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curcumin> and it has an earthy, bitter, peppery <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pepper> flavor and a mustardy smell. Sangli <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangli>, a town in the southern part of the Indian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India> state of Maharashtra<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra>, is the largest and most important trading centre for turmeric in Asia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia>or perhaps in the entire world. [2] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric#cite_note-1> Other links: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic-art/610223/32406/Turmeric (a picture), http://curcumalonga.com/ (details with pictures), http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Curc_lon.html (details with pictures), http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/73732/Pictures%20Library/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=6&Source=http%3A%2F%2Ffaculty%2Eksu%2Eedu%2Esa%2F73732%2FPictures%2520Library%2FForms%2FAllItems%2Easpx&RootFolder=%2F73732%2FPictures%20Library (an illustration), On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 8:27 PM, nabha meghani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, i had such a thing in a pot, but now will have to wait till summer. > Regards > nalini > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* satish phadke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* indiantreepix Indian <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 12, 2008 3:46 PM > *Subject:* [indiantreepix:5855] Turmeric(Haldi) > > This is not wild but true Haldi grown in my brother in law's garden > Satish > > -- > > http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com > > ------------------------------ > > ------------------------------ > > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
