Curcuma inodora

Curcuma inodora Blatt., J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 26: 357 1930 publ. 1931.;
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W. India as per POWO;
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As per efi thread:
Curcuma inodora is treated as synonym of C. decipiens since the latter has priority over the former.

Systematic and variability studies on ‘hidden purple ginger’, Curcuma inodora Blatter J. (Zingiberaceae) – an endemic promising ginger from Peninsular India by K.M. Prabhu Kumara, V.P. Thomasa, M. Sabu*, A.V. Prasantha and K.V. Mohanana- Webbia: Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Geography, 2014 Vol. 69, No. 1, 123–130-

Abstract: Ornamental horticulture has become an important commercial trade area in India through the steady increase in demand for cut flowers, and potted and landscape plants. India has a rich distribution of many wild gingers and their ornamental potential is yet to be exploited. The present study is a step towards using the potential ornamental value of Indian wild gingers and creating knowledge and awareness about the need for conservation and for detailed study of native wild ornamental plants in societies, local peoples, students and horticulturists. With these objectives, one endemic species with high ornamental potential, Curcuma inodora Blatter J., was selected and detailed studies were conducted. All the specimens collected were successfully conserved at the Calicut University Botanical Garden.

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Curcuma inodora: Family Zingiberaceae

Thanks a lot … for the detail description and status of this species. I had a confusion between Curcuma inodora and Curcuma heyneana. Thanks a lot for the authentication. U r right. There is no report of this species from my state.

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Thanks for sharing. In year 2003, I was invited as guest speaker at Workshop on Prospects of Medicinal Plant in Kalahandi District organised by Kalahandi Medicinal Plant Grower’s Association, Bhawanipatna, Orissa. During visit to nearby forest I observed the plant “Genchi“. Genchi is local name of Curcuma inodora. It is used in treatment of Psoriasis both internally as well as externally. Few years back this plant came in my life again when Eminent Sadhus from Uttaranchal approached to me for treatment of Psoriasis linked with respiratory diseases. I requested them to get this plant from Bhawanipatna.
During the said workshop in BhawaniPatna, this species was present as exhibit in Town Hall with label “Wild turmeric useful for fever.”
It is not listed in medicinal plant checklist (Orissa) of FRLHT.
http://envis.frlht.org/checklist/Orissa.pdf
MSSRF has also done documentation work in Bhawanipatna. I have to check whether they have reported it or not. (I was informed by local traders that the survey was superficial.)

I am contacting my sources after replying you.
Wild Turmeric is known as Genchi in Chhattisgarh also specially in parts close to Orissa. But I have noted it “different” from Curcuma inodora. Please watch this video clip taken in wild Turmeric patch of forest in Chhattisgarh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAf5AEYOHYQ
The Healers of Niyamgiri Hills use more than six types of Haldi (Curcuma). I was informed that German research team has prepared special film on wild curcuma of Niyamgiri but it is not online. I got only one type of Curcuma during visit
http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=102416
You are right. As it is not reported in modern literature you can publish it as first record.

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Thanks a lot … for the clipping. but in this clipping its hard to tell whether this is the same species or not. … can conform as he is the expert in Zingiberacea.

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Actually Curcuma inodora shows a wide range of variation mainly by means of flower colour, bract shape and inflorescence length. We collected more than 10 varaints in flower colour, 12 variants in inflorescnce nature and 5 variants in bract shape from Maharashtra and Goa. These all accessions are successfully domesticated and conserved at Calicut University Botanical garden under Dr. M. Sabu. I cant to post the variant photos now because I not published that datas.

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Fwd: [efloraofindia:191519] Curcuma for species Id 2 : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1).

can anyone tell me specific name of this Curcuma
Picture taken Amboli MH June 2014

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It is Curcuma inodora, a highly variable species. It produces both central and lateral inflorescence from one and the same plant in different seasons. The bract and flower colors also vary considerably.

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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight :: Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) :: Curcuma pseudomontana from SGNP, Shilonda :: ARKAUG-42 : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6).

This is Curcuma inodora

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How do one differentiate these two?

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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Zingiberaceae: Curcuma inodora : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)- Curcuma PDF Webbia.pdf
Please find our ‘hidden purple ginger’ with one recently published paper.

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Thanks again … for beautiful photograph and the paper.

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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight::Curcuma Sp. (NSJ-05) : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4).
Curcuma Sp. (Ran halad) from Prabalgad and Satara

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It is Curcuma inodora

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Need help with this id : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) – around 900 kb each.

Can anyone please help with id’ing this. Shot in Bhopal in black soil. These emerged after the first few rains of the season.

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Please check Curcuma sp. !

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Curcuma inodora

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Please identify : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (2)
This is Curcuma aromatica or Curcuma angustifolia

Curcuma inodora. A highly variable species.

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ID request- 250621AS02: 4 images.
Date/Time- 25/06/21
Location- Reni Pani, Madhya Pradesh, near Satpura National Park, Madhai, Altitude- 350 m,
Habitat- Wild Type- Growing at the edge of a stream, in a shaded area.
Plant Habit- herb
Height/Length- 20 cm
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Leaves alternately arranged from a bulb

Curcuma angustifolia Roxb. ??

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It can be Curcuma inodora

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Thanks …, how do you differentiate between the two?

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Curcuma inodora

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Devgad, Kokan, MH :: Curcuma for ID :: ARK2021-082: 4 images.
This Curcuma was seen growing alongside a road near Devgad, coastal Kokan, MH in Aug 2021.
Requesting to please provide ID.

Curcuma inodora

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Curcuma pseudomontana – efloraofindia | Google Groups :
On 30/8/09 in Narsapur forest in Medak district near Hyderabad, A.P.

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Curcuma pseudomontana’ is called ‘Ranhalad’ ‘रानहळद’ in Marathi.

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Just for information that this is not Curcuma pseudomontana. I had doubts so I took your pic for clarification.
This is called “Curcuma reclinata Roxb., Asiat. Res. 11: 342 (1810).” Syn: Curcuma sulcata Haines, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1923: 119 (1923).

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Its a case of long forgotten species or very often misidentified. I got this species identified from one of my best friend of Czech origin who revised the Indian genera of Curcuma. I trust she cant be wrong.
She is now curator of Ginger garden at Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Zinger garden at SING is supposed to be the authority for registration of Gingers from all over the world. While doing some field works together with her (around 7 of them), we very often came across pseudomontana in Jharkhand, Chattishgarh and Uttarakhand so I could identify that it was somewhat different from what I know. See Hooker’s Flora of British India, Vol V, page 214 – 215 and
Roxburgh’s Flora Indica, Vol i: page 35 – 36 for collection record.
These two files were there on my DVD.

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This plant was identified as C. pseudomontana  in my records since 2005.

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As I have been out of station I could not attend to the mail. The image is that of Curcuma inodora. It is a highly variable species in the colour of bracts, coma, labellum and staminodes.

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WITH REFERENCE TO THE POST ON Oct 5 2009 IN WHICH 7 PICS OF C.pesudomontana is posted to me it is not C. pseudomontana for sure
(the flowers should be pure yellow in that) and also it is not C.inodora as the infloresecence is not lateral. i feel it could be C.decipiens

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Sending close-up photographs of Cucurma pseudomontana for comparison.

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The images are certainly not of Cucurma pseudomantana. Matches more with Cucurma inodora as per Dr. Almeida’s flora. I think … pics too are not of C. pseudomantana, they seem to be of C. neilgherrensis.

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Hill turmeric – indiantreepix | Google Groups:
Taken at Tungareshwar in July 2008

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whether it is Curcuma or Orchid ?

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This plant has already been identified as Curcuma inodora by …, the Zingiberaceae expert. So, there shouldn’t be any doubt in this id, unless there is any difference of opinion/id, i think.

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Cucurma pseudomontana close up – indiantreepix | Google Groups:
pics of Cucurma pseudomontana have been posted many times earlier.
However now posting a close up of yellow flower.

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This is Curcuma inodora. This is having a highly variable coma bracts and labellum colur.

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References:
POWO