Back جدوار Arabic جدوار ARZ Curcuma zedoaria AST Temu putih BAN Curcuma zedoaria CEB Zitwerwurzel German Curcuma zedoaria Spanish جدوار Persian Keralankurkuma Finnish Zédoaire French
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Genus: | Curcuma |
| Species: | C. zedoaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe
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Curcuma zedoaria (zedoary /ˈzɛdəʊərɪ/, white turmeric, or temu putih) is a perennial herb and member of the genus Curcuma, family Zingiberaceae. The plant is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia but is now naturalized in other places including the US state of Florida.[2] Zedoary was one of the ancient food plants of the Austronesian peoples. They were spread during prehistoric times to the Pacific Islands and Madagascar during the Austronesian expansion (c. 5,000 BP).[3] Its use as a spice in the West today is extremely rare, having been replaced by ginger, and to a lesser extent, yellow turmeric.
- ^ "Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org.
- ^ "Curcuma zedoaria in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
- ^ Kikusawa, Ritsuko; Reid, Lawrence A. (2007). "Proto who utilized turmeric, and how?". In Siegel, Jeff; Lynch, John; Eades, Diana (eds.). Language Description, History and Development: Linguistic indulgence in memory of Terry Crowley (PDF). John Benjamins Publishing Company. pp. 339–352. ISBN 9789027292940. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2019-01-23.