Zingiberaceae
Curcuma

Curcuma candida (Wall.) Techapr. & Škorničk.

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 29: 776 (2011 publ. 2012)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bangladesh to China (SW. Yunnan) and Indo-China. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • 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.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 3, 2017 Collet, H. [582], Myanmar K000720926 No
May 3, 2017 Lace, J.H. [5238], Myanmar K000720924 No
May 3, 2017 Unwin, R. [13524], Myanmar K000720923 No
May 3, 2017 Lace, J.H. [5239], Myanmar K000720925 No
May 3, 2017 Kurz, S. [3301], Myanmar K000720927 No
May 3, 2017 Herb. Griffith [196 (Herbarium number 5755)], Myanmar K000720928 No
May 2, 2017 van Beusekom, C.F. [468], Thailand K000720934 No
May 2, 2017 Phengklai [3148], Thailand K000720935 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6585], Myanmar Kaempferia candida K001124253 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • 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 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0