Category: Curcuma

Curcuma sparganiifolia Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 49: 260 1903. (Syn: Hitcheniopsis sparganiifolia (Gagnep.) Loes.); . Indo-China: Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Recorded from Thailand, Cambodia; may also occur in Lao PDR. A collection from Viet Nam is uncertain. The extent of occurrence has been estimated at 85,000 km² but the area of […]

Curcuma parviflora Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 47 1830. (syn: Hitcheniopsis parviflora (Wall.) Loes.); . Myanmar to N. Peninsula Malaysia: Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand as per POWO; .   Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Zingiberaceae: Curcuma parviflora : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1). Please meet with Curcuma parviflora     . References: POWO  The Plant […]

Curcuma zanthorrhiza Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 25 1820.; . SW. India as per POWO; . Curcuma zanthorrhiza, known as Temulawak, Java ginger or Javanese ginger, is a plant species, belonging to the ginger family.[2] It is known in Javanese as temulawak, in Sundanese as koneng gede and in Madurese as temu labak.[2] The scientific name […]

Curcuma aurantiaca Zijp, Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 12: 345 1915. (syn: Curcuma ecalcarata Sivar. & Balach.); . India to Peninsula Malaysia, Jawa: Assam, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand as per POWO; .   Aracaceae, Araceae & Zingiberaceae Fortnight 1-14Aug14: Curcuma ecalcarata from Kerala : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). Yes, […]

Curcuma prakasha S.Tripathi, Nordic J. Bot. 21: 549 2001 publ. 2002. ; . Assam (Meghalaya) as per POWO; . Curcuma prakasha is a species in the ginger family of plants, somewhat new to science. It was collected from open grassland (alt. c. 400m.) in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya State in India (its only known […]

Curcuma rubrobracteata Škorničk., M.Sabu & Prasanthk., Gard. Bull. Singapore 55: 89 2003. ; . Assam to China (SW. Yunnan): Assam, China South-Central, Myanmar, Thailand as per POWO; . Zingiberaceae for ID : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2). Location : Nghalchawm, Mizoram Altitude :c. 250 m. Date : 05-08-2014 Habit : Herb Habitat : […]

Curcuma decipiens Dalzell, Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 144 1850.; . SW. India as per POWO; . As per efi thread: Curcuma inodora is treated as synonym of C. decipiens since the latter has priority over the former. . KER-koo-muh — from the Arabic kurkum, meaning saffron … Dave’s Botanary de-SIP-ee-enz — deceptive, false … Dave’s […]

Curcuma caesia Roxb., Asiat. Res. 11: 334 1810. (Syn: Curcuma kuchoor Royle; Curcuma malabarica Velay., Amalraj & Mural.); . India to Bangladesh as per POWO; .  Zingiberaceae : Curcuma sp. ? for ID : 11 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2 + 1 + 1). Location : Lengpui, Mizoram. Altitude : ca. 400 m. Date […]

Curcuma amada Roxb., Asiat. Res. 11: 341 1810. ; .  S. & E. India to Thailand: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand as per POWO; . Hooghly Today : Curcuma amada Roxb. : Attachments (7). 4 posts by 2 authors. I have an earlier post – efi thread. The tubers of this plant are used in culinary, […]

Curcuma oligantha Trimen, J. Bot. 23: 245 1885. ; . S. India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar as per POWO; . Aracaceae, Araceae & Zingiberaceae Fortnight 1-14Aug14: Curcuma oligantha from Coorg : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). do you also have pictures of the root itself Is the id of the posted plant correct ? […]

Curcuma scaposa (Nimmo) Škorničk. & M.Sabu, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 100: 524 2007. (Syn: Curcuma scaposa (Nimmo) Skornick. & M. Sabu; Hedychium scaposum Nimmo; Kaempferia scaposa (Nimmo) Benth.; Monolophus scaposus (Nimmo) Dalzell); . SW. India as per POWO; . kamp-FER-ee-a — named for Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and botanist ska-POH-suh — having many scapes (leafless flower […]

IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN) . Curcuma caulina J. Graham, Cat. pl. Bombay 210. 1839 (Syn. (≡) Hitchenia caulina (J. Graham) Baker); . India (Maharashtra) as per POWO; . ¿ hitch-YEN-ee-uh ? — perhaps named for Thomas Hitchen, Esquire of Norwich ¿ kaw-LEE-nuh ? — perhaps referring to the flowers borne on the stem […]

IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU) . Curcuma pseudomontana J.Graham , Cat. Pl. Bombay 210 1839. (syn. Curcuma grahamiana Voigt ; Curcuma ranadei Prain); . India as per POWO; . Hill Turmeric • Hindi: Kachura • Marathi: रानहळद raan halada, शिंदळवान shindalavana or शिंदळवानी shindalavani • Tamil: Kattu manjal • Malayalam: Kattu manjal; .    […]

Curcuma neilgherrensis Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. t. 2006 1853. (Syn: Curcuma angustifolia Dalzell & A.Gibson [Illegitimate]); . W. & S. India, Indo-China: India, Laos, Myanmar as per POWO; .   Cucurma sp. flowering: Was at my bungalow in Khandala over the weekend. Noticed that the species of Curcuma flowering there looked different from the on my property at Shahapur whose photographs are available at these links : […]

Curcuma longa L. , Sp. Pl. 2 1753. (Syn: Amomumcurcuma Jacq.; Curcumabrog Valeton; Curcumadomestica Valeton; Curcuma longa var. vanaharidra Velay., Pandrav., J.K.George & Varapr.; Curcumaochrorhiza Valeton; Curcumasoloensis Valeton; Curcumatinctoria Guibourt; Kuadomestica Medik. ; Stisseracurcuma Giseke); . a cultigen from SW. India; Introduced into: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China […]

Curcuma karnatakensis Amalraj, Velay. & Mural., J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 15: 490 1991.; . SW. India as per POWO; . KER-koo-muh — from the Arabic kurkum, meaning saffron ¿ kar-NAH-tuh-ken-sis ? — of or from Karnataka, state in south India . commonly known as: Carnatic curcuma, Karnataka turmeric . Endemic to: Karnataka (state in south […]

Curcuma inodora Blatt., J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 26: 357 1930 publ. 1931.; . W. India as per POWO; . As per efi thread: Curcuma inodora is treated as synonym of C. decipiens since the latter has priority over the former. . It is a spring bloomer, commonly called as “hidden purple ginger”. It is mainly located in Maharashtra […]

Curcuma mutabilis Škornick., M.Sabu & Prasanthk., Gard. Bull. Singapore 56: 44 2004. . India (Kerala) as per POWO; . KER-koo-muh — from the Arabic kurkum, meaning saffron mew-TAB-ill-iss or mew-tah-BIL-iss — meaning, variable . Common name: Changeable Turmeric, Variable curcuma . Endemic to: Western Ghats (of India) . Rhizomatous herb, 10-60 cm tall. Rhizome ovoid without […]

Curcuma aromatica Salisb., Parad. Lond. t. 96 1808. (Syn: Curcuma wenyujin Y.H.Chen & C.Ling; Curcuma zedoaria Roxb. [Illegitimate]); . Indian Subcontinent to S. Central China and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam; Introduced into: China Southeast, Hainan as per POWO; . Wild turmeric, Aromatic turmeric […]

Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb., Asiat. Res. 11: 335 1810.; . Bangladesh to W. Malesia: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam; Introduced into: India as per POWO; .   Aracaceae, Araceae & Zingiberaceae Fortnight 1-14Aug14: Curcuma aeruginosa from Kerala : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1). Too good . For ID 08022021KSB Date/Time-07.01.2021     —-5.10p.m. Location- […]