{"id":1448276,"date":"2021-07-31T14:31:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T09:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/?p=1448276"},"modified":"2024-12-23T16:12:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T10:42:39","slug":"curcuma-species-kathmandu-central-nepal","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/curcuma-species-kathmandu-central-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Curcuma species- Kathmandu, Central Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSK 2920 13 July 2021<\/a>: 5 very high res. images.
\nLocation: Kathmandu, Central Nepal <\/span>
\nAltitude: 1500m. <\/span>
\nDate: 09 July 2021<\/span>
\nHabit : Wild<\/span>
\nCurcuma angustifolia<\/em> Roxb. ??<\/p>\n

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Check the rhizome colour. Any flower photos?<\/p>\n

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Location was difficult so it was not possible to collect rhizome.\u00a0I guess flowering was over !<\/p>\n

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The plant size is taller than 2 m. Could it be\u00a0Curcuma xanthorrhiza\u00a0<\/i>D.Dietr. ??
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Curcuma xanthorrhiza<\/em> has purple along the midvein running through the entire length of the dorsal surface as well as on either side of the midvein on the ventral surface. Additionally the rhizomes are yellow on the inside. I have attached a picture of both the dorsal and ventral surfaces for you to look over.<\/p>\n

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Any opinion about my sp.?\u00a0 As I have mentioned before, the sp. is more than 2 m. tall.
\nI am trying to get rhizomes ASAP.<\/div>\n
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From the appearance of the leaves, it looks more like C.aeruginosa<\/em> which only has a partial purple streak on the dorsal surface. I have not seen the flowers of zanthorrhiza<\/em> so I can’t comment on that. The rhizome I believe could help since I presume it is the only one besides C.longa<\/em> that has this dark yellow colouration within. I could be wrong though since I only have some experience with the peninsular curcuma.<\/p>\n

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I’m not sure how dependable that article you’ve attached is. The flower pictured in it is that of a curcuma hybrid called Twister.<\/p>\n

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\nToday I got \u00a0some images which I am enclosing herewith.
\nThe plant measured 2.44 m excluding\u00a0rhizomes,\u00a0the tallest I could measure,\u00a0maybe a\u00a0 little\u00a0more taller.
\nThere is a faint tint of dark purple or maroon color in the mid-rib of the leaf, a little \u00a0higher from the base\u00a0of the leaf.
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This years also I missed\u00a0the flowers but able to measure the height of the plant\u00a0and get some \u00a0rhizomes. I have sent some images. Please have a look at it !<\/div>\n
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I did see the cut rhizome sections but I’m still confused. C.zanthorrhiza<\/em> has an interior colour that appears similar to C.longa<\/em>. This appears green to me. Could it be a problem with the software processing on the camera? Does it actually appear yellow to the eye?<\/p>\n

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Color of the cut rhizome is light green, not like dark\u00a0yellow in domestic Turmeric rhizomes.
\nOder is slightly like domestic turmeric but does not have a strong smell.<\/p>\n

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Can you please tell me the names of species having a height of above 2.4m.<\/p>\n

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I have seen zanthorrhiza, aeruginosa<\/em> and a species with green leaf devoid of the purple midvein (possibly amada<\/em> or aromatica)<\/em> grow to that height at higher altitudes.<\/p>\n

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C. zanthorrhiza<\/em> rhizomes are dark orange red in colour like that of C. longa<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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I have brought a rhizome and planted it at home. It is coming\u00a0up.<\/p>\n

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\nYoung leaves shot today !
\n2 very high res. images.<\/p>\n

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\nPresent status due to wildfire !\u00a0 Waiting for the flowers !<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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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.\u00a0I guess flowering was over !…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[5157],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1448276","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-curcuma-species"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1448276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1448276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1448276\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1448276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1448276"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1448276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}