Turmeric flower

Contest winner of december of 2013

On december of 2013 this picture was presented to be identified

With the following description:

It is a very showy flower from a tropical plant whose rhizomes a well-known spice is extracted from...Botanical-online.com

The correct answer was:

Curcuma longa

Known colloquially as:

Turmeric

Among the winners, winner has come out:

¡Tomás Zuberbuhler!

Congratulations!

Award of the month winner of december of 2013

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