Category: Curcuma species

ID help please: another lovely flower emerging from the moist grounds of Kanha National park photo taken on 27th June should be born out of a bulb underground…!!!! Curcuma sp. (Zingiberaceae) More details of the plant are required to confirm the species ID. Pl wait for other comments.  

Plant for ID : Nasik : 251011 : AK-1:  A plant growing at a private farm at Nasik, Maharashtra. Picture taken on the 24 th of August,11. Was told it is some medicinal plant. Leaves resembled that of Curcuma sp. No flowers or fruits seen. Curcuma sp. of Zingiberaceae family. I too thought the leaves […]

25032011 pj2 id request: It is wild turmeric, folks will go to forest during nagapanchami & they collect & use this leaves for preparing the sweet dish & wrap in it. Date/Time-: 12/08/10   –     09:30 Location- Place, Altitude – Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-   […]

need id of this plant – efloraofindia | Google Groups: request for id of this beautiful plant http://www.flickr.com/photos/sx4/4522576764/. This was shot @simspark, Ooty. May be Curcuma sp. ? This is definitely some curcuma. Please check the link. http://www.alohatropicals.com/Gingers_Curcuma.html  

ID Please (240609NSJ): 1 image. ID is requested. The flower looks like ornamental ginger but not sure. Photo was taken at Satara in Sep 08. it seems to me a mature fruiting spike of Curcuma species a leaf pic or whole habit pic would be of help It can be a Curcuma sps.

I’d requested for this curcuma sp: 1 very high res. image. Location: Rajouri j and k Some species of Curcuma Check Curcuma angustifolia I think rhizome may be required for I’d. Rhizome, leaves etc are needed.  

SK 2920 13 July 2021: 5 very high res. images. Location: Kathmandu, Central Nepal Altitude: 1500m. Date: 09 July 2021 Habit : Wild Curcuma angustifolia Roxb. ?? Check the rhizome colour. Any flower photos? Location was difficult so it was not possible to collect rhizome. I guess flowering was over !

Rajouri, j and k Date: 22-05-2021 Habit: Grass field: 1 high res. image. Curcuma angustifolia Roxb. ?? . Location: RAJOURI JANDK Habit ; Herb Habitat: grass field: 1 high res. image. Please check Curcuma sp.  

  MS June, 2019/08 Curcuma sp. for ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)- 1 mb each.  Location : Lurh tlang, Mizoram Altitude : ca 1,800 m Habit : Herb Habitat : Wild Curcuma sp. wait for the leaves to come. See how is the rhizome? Is it with branches or without? Smell […]

  Fwd: Identification – Reg. RL3 2 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 3 MB.  Id request for attached plants. Location- Salem (Altitude- 3000 ft.) Month – Dec, 2017 A member of Zingiberaceae; probably Curcuma species 

    SK531 02 JUN-2017:ID : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Location: Kathmandu, Nepal  Date: 31 May 2017 Altitude: 4400 ft. Curcuma aromatica or  Pi see the colour of the rhizome

  Zingiberaceae of Java : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) My friend need your help to identify the following plant please.  It is Curcuma species Is it Curcuma phaeocaulis or C. mangga or something else?  

  ANMAR56/78 Curcuma sp. for identification : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7) Family: ZingiberaceaeDate: 24th March 2015Place: Mullayanagiri, Chikamagalur, KarnatakaHabit: HerbHabitat: Grassland The colour, size and smell of rhizome matters much. Collect the detailso of rhizome. Thank you very much … I was not aware about digging up the rhizome. I will do […]

      Curcuma sp. for ID. (Zingiberaceae) : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1). Location : Mualpheng, MizoramDate : 03-06-2009Habit : HerbHabitat : Grows in grassland. Probably wild. Is it Curcuma petiolata? Curcuma aeruginosa ? Curcuma zanthorrhiza; I suggest. Pl. let me know the colour of the rhizome as there are 4-5 spp. […]

  SM164 Curcuma pseudomontana? : 14 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2).   Habit: Rhizomotus Habitat: Wild In case of Curcuma it is very difficult to identify from flower or inflorescence. Please let us know, what should be taken care of while taking pics of Curcuma.. so that identification can be attempted… or some other things […]