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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 ...
Kaempferia rotunda is a flowering plant species in the ginger family. It is native to China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan), the Indian subcontinent (including Assam, Nepal and Bangladesh), Indochina, and widely cultivated elsewhere.
Turmeric (/ ˈ t ɜːr m ər ɪ k, ˈ tj uː-/), [2] [3] or Curcuma longa (/ ˈ k ɜːr k j ʊ m ə ˈ l ɒ ŋ ɡ ə /), [4] [5] is a flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae.It is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that requires temperatures between 20 and 30 °C (68 and 86 °F) and high annual rainfall to thrive.
Musang King is a Malaysian cultivar (cultivated variety) of durian (Durio zibethinus).Prized for its unusual combination of bitter and sweet flavours, [1] Musang King is the most popular variety of durian in both Malaysia [2] and Singapore, [1] where it is known as Mao Shan Wang (Chinese: 猫山王; pinyin: Māo Shān Wáng) and commands a price premium over other varieties. [3]
Mount Kunyit (Indonesian: Gunung Kunyit, "Turmeric Mountain"; also known as Bukit Belerang) is a fumarolic stratovolcano on Talang Kemuning Village, Gunung Raya District, Kerinci Regency, Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia. [2] The summit contains two craters; the uppermost is a crater lake. [1]
Tanah Tinggi residential neighborhood, just to the east of Pasar Senen, was one of the major housing initiatives planned by the Jakarta city government in the 1950s. In 1951, 25 hectares of land were designated for housing in Tanah Tinggi. In the 1960s, the residential area had been established. [1]
The Kali Besar bend was once straightened out on the orders of Jacques Specx in 1631–1632. In the early days of Batavia in 17th century, ships usually sailed along a Kanaal to Kali Besar, where unloading and ship repairs were also done in dockyard in front of the long Kasteel but due to deposition of sand in the estuary and the size of the ships were getting bigger they could no longer pass ...
Tanah Merah Country Club (TMCC) has one of the most expensive club membership rates in the country. This is justified by its plethora of amenities including golf courses, swimming pools, a gymnasium, a jackpot room, tennis, squash and basketball courts as well as lessons and courses on various interests such as dancing.