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Description of the plant
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The plants produce thick roots in the form of elongated tubers. Radially spread roots are fasciculate, succulent, tortuous with 1.0 to 3.0 cm thickness and 20 cm length. The inner roots are orange coloured, and has the characteristic pungent odour. The plants have square stems branched where nodes are often hairy. Leaves are pubescent, narrowed into petiole. Though it is a biennial, it is cultivated as an annual.   |
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