Category: Curcuma species

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 but looks wrong now !  

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 […]

  Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight :: Zingiberaceae : For ID :: MK02 : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4). Please help me to identify this species. Is this any Curcuma sp.? It was without any leaves above ground and found in a dry place. Total size of this inflorescence was about 10 cm […]

      Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Zingiberaceae- Zingiber sp???? for ID from Uttarakhand-GSAUG70 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1). Another herb photographed from Mussoorie Chakrata road near Bharatkhai. Pl. help in ID Seems to be Curcuma sp.      

      PKA200809 – Cucurma : Attachments (2). 5 posts by 3 authors. Came across this white Cucurma sp. at Prabalgad (Maharashtra). It is Curcuma Thorellii. Please check the sitehttp://www.alohatropicals.com/curcuma.html It is difficult to name a Curcuma without flower. C. thoreli is present only in Thailand.        

      200513 ASP 25 : Attachments (1).  2 posts by 2 authors. Can you please identify this species of turmeric. Could it be Curcuma aromatica, Curcuma angustifolia or some other species. Photo was taken from a herbal shop in December 2012 in Sri Lanka It is neither Curcuma aromatica nor C. angustifolia. Both of […]