| Latin name | Curcuma longa L. | | Family | Zingiberaceae | | Identified with (Skt) | haridrā, varavarṇinī | | Identified with (Hin) | haldī | | Identified with (Tam) | mañcaḷ | | Identified with (Mal) | maññaḷ, paccamaññaḷ, varaṭṭumaññaḷ | | Identified with (Eng) | Turmeric | | Botanical info | A perennial herb 60 - 90 cm high, with a short stem and tufts of erect leaves, rhizome cylindric, ovoid, orange, leaves simple, large, flowers pale yellow in spikes concealed by the sheathing petioles, growing throughout India | | Search occurrence | haridrā, varavarṇinī, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts | | See plant's image | Curcuma longa L. in Google image search | Encyclopedias &
Dictionaries | Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 1291)
haridrā, f. Curcunia Longa, turmeric or its root ground to powder (46 synonyms of this plant are given), Kauś., MBh., Suśr. &c.; N. of a river, Col. Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 3009)
mañcaḷ: 1. Turmeric, Curcuma longa ; 2. Yellow colour, as that of turmeric; 3. Acid lime
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