Zingiberaceae
Curcuma

Curcuma involucrata (King ex Baker) Škorničk.

First published in Taxon 64: 369 (2015)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Darjiling to S. China. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 1990 [Jalpay, M.] [147] India Stahlianthus involucratus K000640528 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mokim, S. [84] Burma Stahlianthus involucratus K002593456 Yes
s.coll. [11365] India Stahlianthus involucratus K002593464 Yes
Škorničková, J. [71449] India Stahlianthus involucratus K002593463 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] India Stahlianthus involucratus K002593457 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [21452] Thailand Stahlianthus involucratus K002593461 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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