Curcuma L.
Distribution
Native to:
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced into:
Belize, Borneo, Caroline Is., Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Easter Is., Fiji, Florida, Gilbert Is., Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Ivory Coast, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Marquesas, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Réunion, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Society Is., Solomon Is., Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Windward Is., Zaïre
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Dischema Voigt in Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 566 (1845)
- Erndlia Giseke in Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 199 (1792)
- Hitchenia Wall. in Trans. Med. Soc. Calcutta 7: 215 (1834 publ. 1835)
- Hitcheniopsis (Baker) Ridl. in Fl. Malay Penins. 4: 233 (1924)
- Kua Rheede ex Medic. in Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 394 (1790)
- Laosanthus K.Larsen & Jenjitt. in Nordic J. Bot. 31: 135 (2001)
- Paracautleya R.M.Sm. in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 35: 367 (1977)
- Smithatris W.J.Kress & K.Larsen in Syst. Bot. 26: 226 (2001)
- Stahlianthus Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 697 (1891)
- Stissera Giseke in Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 207 (1792), nom. illeg.
Accepted Species
- Curcuma achrae Saensouk & Boonma
- Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb.
- Curcuma albiflora Thwaites
- Curcuma alismatifolia Gagnep.
- Curcuma amada Roxb.
- Curcuma amarissima Roscoe
- Curcuma andersonii (Baker) Škorničk.
- Curcuma angustifolia Roxb.
- Curcuma antinaia Chaveer. & Tanee
- Curcuma arida Škorničk. & N.S.Lý
- Curcuma aromatica Salisb.
- Curcuma arracanensis W.J.Kress & V.Gowda
- Curcuma aruna Maknoi & Saensouk
- Curcuma attenuata Wall. ex Baker
- Curcuma aurantiaca Zijp
- Curcuma australasica Hook.f.
- Curcuma bakeriana Hemsl.
- Curcuma bella Maknoi, K.Larsen & Sirirugsa
- Curcuma bhatii (R.M.Sm.) Škorničk. & M.Sabu
- Curcuma bicolor Mood & K.Larsen
- Curcuma caesia Roxb.
- Curcuma campanulata (Kuntze) Škorničk.
- Curcuma candida (Wall.) Techapr. & Škorničk.
- Curcuma cannanorensis R.Ansari, V.J.Nair & N.C.Nair
- Curcuma caulina J.Graham
- Curcuma ceratotheca K.Schum.
- Curcuma chantaranothaii Boonma & Saensouk
- Curcuma charanii Boonma & Saensouk
- Curcuma cinnabarina Škorničk. & Soonthornk.
- Curcuma clovisii Škorničk.
- Curcuma cochinchinensis Gagnep.
- Curcuma codonantha Škorničk., M.Sabu & Prasanthk.
- Curcuma coerulea K.Schum.
- Curcuma colorata Valeton
- Curcuma comosa Roxb.
- Curcuma cordata Wall.
- Curcuma coriacea Mangaly & M.Sabu
- Curcuma corniculata Škorničk.
- Curcuma cotuana Luu, Škorničk. & H.Ð.Trần
- Curcuma decipiens Dalzell
- Curcuma eburnea Škorničk., Suksathan & Soonthornk.
- Curcuma ecomata Craib
- Curcuma elata Roxb.
- Curcuma euchroma Valeton
- Curcuma exigua N.Liu
- Curcuma ferruginea Roxb.
- Curcuma fimbriata Škorničk. & Soonthornk.
- Curcuma flammea Škorničk.
- Curcuma flaviflora S.Q.Tong
- Curcuma glans K.Larsen & Mood
- Curcuma glauca (Wall.) Škorničk.
- Curcuma globulifera Škorničk. & Soonthornk.
- Curcuma gracillima Gagnep.
- Curcuma graminifolia (K.Larsen & Jenjitt.) Škorničk.
- Curcuma grandiflora Wall. ex Baker
- Curcuma gulinqingensis N.H.Xia & Juan Chen
- Curcuma haritha Mangaly & M.Sabu
- Curcuma harmandii Gagnep.
- Curcuma heyneana Valeton & Zijp
- Curcuma inodora Blatt.
- Curcuma involucrata (King ex Baker) Škorničk.
- Curcuma karnatakensis Amalraj, Velay. & Mural.
- Curcuma kayahensis Nob.Tanaka & M.M.Aung
- Curcuma kudagensis Velay., V.S.Pillai & Amalraj
- Curcuma kwangsiensis S.G.Lee & C.F.Liang
- Curcuma lampangensis Saensouk, Maknoi & Rakarcha
- Curcuma larsenii Maknoi & Jenjitt.
- Curcuma latiflora Valeton
- Curcuma latifolia Roscoe
- Curcuma leonidii Škorničk. & Luu
- Curcuma leucorrhiza Roxb.
- Curcuma lindstromii Škorničk. & Soonthornk.
- Curcuma lithophila Škorničk. & Soonthornk.
- Curcuma loerzingii Valeton
- Curcuma longa L.
- Curcuma longispica Valeton
- Curcuma macrochlamys (Baker) Škorničk.
- Curcuma mangga Valeton & Zijp
- Curcuma meraukensis Valeton
- Curcuma micrantha Škorničk. & Soonthornk.
- Curcuma montana Roxb.
- Curcuma mukhraniae R.Kr.Singh & Arti Garg
- Curcuma mutabilis Škorničk., M.Sabu & Prasanthk.
- Curcuma myanmarensis (W.J.Kress) Škorničk.
- Curcuma nakhonphanomensis Boonma, Saensouk & P.Saensouk
- Curcuma nankunshanensis N.Liu, X.B.Ye & Juan Chen
- Curcuma neilgherrensis Wight
- Curcuma newmanii Škorničk.
- Curcuma oligantha Trimen
- Curcuma ornata Wall. ex Baker
- Curcuma pambrosima Škorničk. & N.S.Lý
- Curcuma papilionacea Soonthornk., Ongsakul & Škorničk.
- Curcuma parviflora Wall.
- Curcuma parvula Gage
- Curcuma pedicellata (Chaveer. & Mokkamul) Škorničk.
- Curcuma peramoena Souvann. & Maknoi
- Curcuma petiolata Roxb.
- Curcuma phaeocaulis Valeton
- Curcuma phrayawan Boonma & Saensouk
- Curcuma picta Roxb. ex Škorničk.
- Curcuma pierreana Gagnep.
- Curcuma pitukii Maknoi, Saensouk, Rakarcha & Thammar.
- Curcuma plicata Wall. ex Baker
- Curcuma prakasha S.Tripathi
- Curcuma prasina Škorničk.
- Curcuma pseudomontana J.Graham
- Curcuma puangpeniae Boonma & Saensouk
- Curcuma purpurascens Blume
- Curcuma purpurata Boonma & Saensouk
- Curcuma putii Maknoi & Jenjitt.
- Curcuma pygmaea Škorničk. & Šída f.
- Curcuma rangjued Saensouk & Boonma
- Curcuma rangsimae Boonma & Saensouk
- Curcuma reclinata Roxb.
- Curcuma rhabdota Sirirugsa & M.F.Newman
- Curcuma rhomba Mood & K.Larsen
- Curcuma roscoeana Wall.
- Curcuma rosea P.Saensouk, Saensouk & Boonma
- Curcuma roxburghii M.A.Rahman & Yusuf
- Curcuma rubescens Roxb.
- Curcuma rubrobracteata Škorničk., M.Sabu & Prasanthk.
- Curcuma rufostriata Škorničk. & Soonthornk.
- Curcuma ruiliensis N.H.Xia & Juan Chen
- Curcuma sabhasrii Saensouk, Maknoi, Wongnak & Rakarcha
- Curcuma sahuynhensis Škorničk. & N.S.Lý
- Curcuma saraburiensis Boonma & Saensouk
- Curcuma sattayasaiorum Chaveer. & Sudmoon
- Curcuma scaposa (Nimmo) Škorničk. & M.Sabu
- Curcuma sessilis Gage
- Curcuma siamensis Saensouk & Boonma
- Curcuma sichuanensis X.X.Chen
- Curcuma singularis Gagnep.
- Curcuma sixsensesensis D.D.Nguyen & T.A.Le
- Curcuma sparganiifolia Gagnep.
- Curcuma spathulata Škorničk. & Soonthornk.
- Curcuma stahlianthoides Škorničk. & Soonthornk.
- Curcuma stenochila Gagnep.
- Curcuma stolonifera Nob.Tanaka, K.Armstr. & M.M.Aung
- Curcuma strobilifera Wall. ex Baker
- Curcuma sumatrana Miq.
- Curcuma suphanensis P.Saensouk, Boonma, Rakarcha, Maknoi, Wongnak & Saensouk
- Curcuma supraneeana (W.J.Kress & K.Larsen) Škorničk.
- Curcuma sylvatica Valeton
- Curcuma thorelii Gagnep.
- Curcuma tongii Y.H.Tan & Li X.Zhang
- Curcuma trichosantha Gagnep.
- Curcuma vamana M.Sabu & Mangaly
- Curcuma vinhlinhensis D.D.Nguyen & T.A.Le
- Curcuma viridiflora Roxb.
- Curcuma vitellina Škorničk. & H.Ð.Tran
- Curcuma wallichii M.A.Rahman & Yusuf
- Curcuma wanenlueanga Saensouk, Thomudtha & Boonma
- Curcuma wilcockii M.A.Rahman & Yusuf
- Curcuma woodii N.H.Xia & Juan Chen
- Curcuma xanthella Škorničk.
- Curcuma yingdeensis N.H.Xia & Juan Chen
- Curcuma yunnanensis N.Liu & S.J.Chen
- Curcuma zanthorrhiza Roxb.
- Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe
- Curcuma zedoarioides Chaveer. & Tanee
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- 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.
- 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.
- Škornicková, J.L., Sída, O. & Marhold, K. (2010). Back to types! Towards stability of names in Indian Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae). Taxon 59: 269-282.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Reilly, J. [128], Malaysia | 49869.000 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China
- The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0