Category: Curcuma

Curcuma cannanorensis R.Ansari, V.J.Nair & N.C.Nair, Curr. Sci. 51: 293 (1982) (syn: Curcuma cannanorensis var. lutea R.Ansari, V.J.Nair & N.C.Nair ; Curcuma lutea (R.Ansari, V.J.Nair & N.C.Nair) Amalraj, Velay. & Mural. ; Curcuma oligantha var. lutea (R.Ansari, V.J.Nair & N.C.Nair) K.G.Bhat); . SW. India as per POWO; . Zingiberaceae: Curcuma neilgherrensis Wight: 1 image. location/date: Thrissur Distr., Kerala, November 2002     […]

Curcuma involucrata (King ex Baker) Škorničk., Taxon 64: 369 (2015) (syn: Kaempferia hainanensis Hayata; Kaempferia involucrata King ex Baker;  Stahlianthus involucratus (King ex Baker) Craib ex Loes.); . Darjiling to S. China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Thailand as per POWO; . Zingiberaceae for identification?: 2 very high res. images. Help me identify […]

Curcuma bhatii (R.M.Sm.) Škorničk. & M.Sabu, Gard. Bull. Singapore 57: 43 (2005) (syn: Paracautleya bhatii R.M.Sm.); . India (Karnataka) as per POWO; . Common name: Udipi Turmeric . Plant for Publication: 6 high res. images. Please find the attached images of C. bhattii.     . References: POWO  Catalogue of Life  BSI Envis (A note on […]

Curcuma montana Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 2: 28 (1800) ; . E. Himalaya to Assam: Assam, East Himalaya; Introduced: India as per POWO; . Common name: Mountain Turmeric • Assamese: Garunoa-halodhi • Malayalam: Kattumanja . Rhizome short, light yellow. Pseudostem to 30 cm high. Leaves 30 x 8 cm, elliptic, acute at either ends; petiole 6 cm long; sheath […]

Curcuma coriacea Mangaly & M.Sabu, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45: 429 (1988 publ. 1989); . SW. India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu) as per POWO; . Rhizome very small, branching, yellowish-white inside. Leafy stem 30 to 40 cm high. Leaves 25 x 10 cm, elliptic, acuminate at either ends, densely tomentose on either surface; petiole to […]

Curcuma rubescens Roxb., Asiat. Res. 11: 336 (1810) (syn: Curcuma erubescens Wall. ; Curcuma longiflora Salisb. ; Curcuma rubricaulis Link); . NE. India to Myanmar: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar as per POWO; . MS, June, 2023/10 Curcuma sp. for id: 4 images. Location : Lurh tlang, Mizoram Altitude : 1,600-1,700 m Date : 31-05-2019 Habit : Herb Habitat : […]

Curcuma haritha Mangaly & M.Sabu, Rheedea 3: 152 (1993); . SW. India as per POWO; . Rhizome pale yellow or white inside, branching with root tubers. Leaves 20-40 cm long, elliptic, acuminate, pubescent beneath. Spikes lateral, 15-18 x 4 cm, appearing before the leaves; peduncle 14 cm long; bracts 4 x 2.5 cm, rounded at […]

Curcuma nepalensis M. Sabu, Kasaju & S. Subedi, August 2023 Annales Botanici Fennici 60(1), 185-189.; . SK 2958 10 September 2021: 8 very high res. images. Location: Surkhet, West Nepal Altitude: 1353 m. Date: 12 August 2021 Habit : Wild Curcuma angustifolia Roxb. ?? What was the basis for Curcuma angustifolia Roxb.? That was a guess based on efn […]

Curcuma elata Roxb. ?; . SK 2900 01 May 2021: 17 images. Location: Central Nepal Altitude: 1200-1500 m. Date : April 2021 Habitat : Wild  Sent by a friend ! Curcuma zeodaria Rosc.  ?? Yes, I agree. Leaves should have persistent purple cloud down the centre ….. I could see hint of that – 178827429_ 479609356790406_ 4236147377465465211_n.jpg. and also other characters, […]

Curcuma elata Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 25 1820.; Indo-China; Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO;   MS April, 2016/16 Zingiberaceae for ID : 10 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (1) Location : Lengpui, Mizoram Date : 12/04/2016Habit : Herb Habitat : Wild This is a species of Curcuma. Please check a local plant guide for the […]

ID request 190716SG : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Requesting ID of this plant, about 1’ high. Photo taken on 11June16 at Lonavala, Maharashtra Do you have any other details ? appears to be some Curcuma species Curcuma pseudomontana J.Graham ?? Curcuma pseudomontana? Wait for flowers and leaves. .   AAZ Fortnight :: […]

Curcuma ferruginea Roxb., Asiat. Res. 11: 336 1810. ; . NE. India to Myanmar : Bangladesh, India, Myanmar as per POWO; . Bangladesh; India; Myanmar as per Catalogue of Life; . SK624 07 JUL-2017:ID : 13 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7) Location: Soureni, Mirik, India Date: 18 May 2017 Altitude: 4200 ft.  Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe ??? […]

Curcuma picta Roxb. ex Skornick., Taxon 57: 959 2008. ; . India as per POWO; . MS May, 2019/02 Curcuma sp. for ID : 11 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6) Location : N.Vanlaiphai, Mizoram Date : 22-05-2019 Habit : Herb Habitat : Wild Altitude : ca 1,350 m Curcuma aromatica Salisb. ?? Check the […]

Curcuma mukhraniae R. Kr. Singh et Atri Garg, sp. nov., 2014;        A new species of Zingiberaceae, Curcuma mukhraniae R. Kr. Singh from Western Ghats, Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary, Udupi Dist., Karnataka, India is described and illustrated             References: Academia 

Curcuma angustifolia Roxb., Asiat. Res. 11: 338 1810. ; . Uttarakhand to Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya; Introduced into: China Southeast as per POWO; . Common name: East Indian Arrowroot, Bombay arrowroot • Hindi: Tikhur तिखुर • Bengali: Keturi halodhi • Manipuri: য়াইপন Yaipan • Marathi: Tavakeera, Tavakhira, Tavakila • […]

Curcuma alismatifolia Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 49: 259 1903. (Syn: Hitcheniopsis alismatifolia (Gagnep.) Loes.); . Indo-China: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Curcuma alismatifolia, Siam tulip or summer tulip (Thai: ปทุมา, pathuma, or ดอกกระเจียว, dok krajiao) is a tropical plant native to Laos, northern Thailand and Cambodia.[1][2] Despite its name, it is […]

Curcuma roscoeana Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 8 1829. (syn: Curcuma kurzii King ex Baker; Hitchenia roscoeana (Wall.) Benth. & Hook.f.; Hitcheniopsis roscoeana (Wall.) Loes.); . Andaman Islands, Myanmar to Thailand: Andaman Is., Myanmar, Thailand as per POWO; . Known to be distributed in Myanmar (Bago, Mon, Tenasserim and Yangon), western and northern Thailand and […]

Curcuma rhabdota Sirirugsa & M.F.Newman, New Plantsman 7: 196 2000. ; . Indo-China: Laos, Thailand as per POWO; . So far known from eastern Thailand (close to the Lao border), Cambodia and southern Lao PDR. The extent of occurrence is estimated at 44,557 km² and the area of occupancy is certainly less than 500 km². […]

Curcuma thorelii Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 406 1907.; . Central & E. Indo-China: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; .   Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Zingiberaceae: Curcuma thoreli : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). Another beauty of Curcuma, C. thorelii Very beautiful, tiny flower.. all your uploads are new […]

Curcuma vamana M.Sabu & Mangaly, J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 10: 307 1987 publ. 1988. (Syn: Curcuma peethapushpa Sasidh. & Sivar.); . SW. India as per POWO; . Rhizome small, c. 3 x 0.5 cm, conical, orange within; sessile tubers absent; roots several, fibrous, some ending in fleshy, spherical or ellipsoid root tubers, c. 2 x […]