Zingiberaceae
Curcuma

Curcuma longa L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 2 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is a cultigen from SW. India. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is has social uses, as animal food, a poison and a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

India

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Easter Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Marquesas, Mauritius, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Albano, P.-O. (2003). La Conaissance des Plantes Exotiques: 1-324. Édisud, Aix-en-Provence.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds.) (2012). Records of the Hawaii biological survey for 2011. Part II: plants. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 113: 1-102.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia 41: 41-82.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Larsen, K. (1996). A prelimanary checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 24: 35-49.
  • Leong-Skornicková, J., Sída, O., Wijesundara, S. & Marhold, K. (2008). On the identity of tumeric: the typification of Curcuma longa L. (Zingiberaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 157: 37-46.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Nguyen, Q.B. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 21: 1-489. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Raju, V.S., Reddy, C.S. & Ragan, A. (2006). Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae) in Andhra Pradesh: a preliminary study. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 30: 773-775.
  • Sirirugsa, P., Larsen, K. & Maknoi, C. (2007). The genus Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae): distribution and classification with reference to species diversity in Thailand. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 59: 203-220.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Smith, A.C. (1979). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 1: 1-495. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Tanaka, N., Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2005). The flowering plants of Mt. Popa, central Myanmar - Results of Myanmar-Japanese joint expeditions, 2000-2004. Makinoa 5: 1-102.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • Yuncker, T.G. (1959). Plants of Tonga. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 220: 1-283.
  • Zizka, G. (1991). Flowering plants of Easter island. Palmarum Hortus Francofurtensis 3: 1-108.
  • Škornicková, J.L., Sída, O. & Marhold, K. (2010). Back to types! Towards stability of names in Indian Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae). Taxon 59: 269-282.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Species Profiles

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  • Mabberley, D. J. (2008). Mabberley’s Plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Third edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Parthasarathy, V. A. (2008). Spices: Volume 1 - Major Spices. Today & Tomorrow's Publishers, New Delhi.
  • Ravindran, P. N. (2007). Turmeric: the genus Curcuma. CRC Press, London.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Christopherson, E. (1935). Flowering Plants of Samoa. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 128: 1-221.
  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia 41: 41-82.
  • Hallé, N. (1980). Les Orchidees de Tubuai (archipel des Australes, Sud Polynesie), suivies d'un catalogue des plantes a fleurs et fougeres des iles Australes. Cahiers de l'Indo-Pacifique 2(3): 69-130.
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  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Sirirugsa, P., Larsen, K. & Maknoi, C. (2007). The genus Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae): distribution and classification with reference to species diversity in Thailand. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 59: 203-220.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • St. John, H. (1988). Census of the Flora of the Gambier islands, Polynesia. Pacific Plant Studies 43: 1-34.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Tanaka, N., Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2005). The flowering plants of Mt. Popa, central Myanmar - Results of Myanmar-Japanese joint expeditions, 2000-2004. Makinoa 5: 1-102.
  • Yuncker, T.G. (1959). Plants of Tonga. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 220: 1-283.
  • Zizka, G. (1991). Flowering plants of Easter island. Palmarum Hortus Francofurtensis 3: 1-108.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2005 Henry, A. [1606] Taiwan K001096893 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [s.n.] China K002593469 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6605] K001124286 Unknown Type Material Yes
Collins, E.E. [1050] Thailand K002593875 Yes
Lace, J.H. [5302] Burma K002593656 Yes
Christophersen, E. [3133] Samoa K002594070 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [2957] Tanzania K002594085 Yes
Dummer, R. [974] Uganda K002594084 Yes
King, G. [80] India K002593651 Yes
King, G.; M.B. [212] India K002593650 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [688] Thailand K002593876 Yes
Russell, P.J. [20] K002594114 Yes
Franc, I. [781] New Caledonia K002594065 Yes
[llegible] [2004] K002594077 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6605] Nepal K001124284 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hunt, P.F. [2669] Solomon Islands K:SPC-30051.000 No
Seemann, B. [622] Fiji K002594067 Yes
Lasan, P. [SAN88736] Malaysia K002593988 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6605] K001124279 Unknown Type Material Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [188] Solomon Islands K002594060 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [828] Nigeria K002594076 Yes
Daniell Ghana K:SPC-32151.000 No
Moorcroft, W. [Cat. no. 6605] India K001124282 Unknown Type Material Yes
Leong-Skornickova, J. [73222] Sri Lanka K002593658 Yes
Collins, E.E. [1048 A] Thailand K002593874 Yes
s.coll. [48] K002594075 Yes
Collins, E.E. [1047] Thailand K002593878 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6605] K001124281 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sander, F. [s.n.] China K002593470 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 6605] India K001124285 Unknown Type Material Yes
White, C.E. [1250] Bolivia K002594108 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Samoa K002594069 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 6605] K001124283 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002594111 Yes
Archbald, M.E. [3269] Tanzania K002594083 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002594112 Yes
Horne, J. [s.n.] Fiji K002594068 Yes
s.coll. [2553] K002594079 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [587-B] Papua New Guinea K002594058 Yes
[H. B. Suppy] [347] Solomon Islands K002594059 Yes
Bernier, M. [1177] New Caledonia K002594066 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6605] K001124280 Unknown Type Material Yes
Marcan, A. [2217] Thailand K002593877 Yes
Angus, A. [3046] Zambia K002594082 Yes
[P.T. Bursbell] [20] K002593654 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [33768] K002593652 Yes
Merrill [917] Philippines K002594042 Yes
s.coll. [5723] India K002593647 Yes
Gorinsky, C. [18] Guyana K002594107 Yes
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [1] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-17366.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002594113 Yes
King, G. [81] India K002593649 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [300] K002594074 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002593653 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [3348] Madagascar K002594096 Yes
s.coll. [3] Nigeria K002594078 Yes
Lace, J.H. [5302] Burma K002593655 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [2957] Tanzania K002594086 Yes
[Theresa Haine] [40] Madagascar K002594097 Yes
Keith, H.G. [371] K002593986 Yes
McClelland [s.n.] Burma K002593657 Yes
Guyana K:SPC-66545.000 No
Collins, E.E. [1050] Thailand K002593879 Yes
Škornicková, J. [71487] India K002593648 Yes
{Mamesah, J.; M. van Balgooy} [6350] Indonesia K002593987 Yes
s.coll. [3166] K002593825 Yes
Ottens [705] Indonesia Curcuma ochrorhiza K002593995 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia Curcuma soloensis K002594006 Yes

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