Zingiberaceae
Curcuma

Curcuma australasica Hook.f.

First published in Bot. Mag. 93: t. 5620 (1867)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Maluku to New Guinea, N. Northern Territory, N. Queensland. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Maluku, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland

Introduced into:

Caroline Is.

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kitalong, A.H., DeMeo, R.A. & Holm, T. (2008). Native Trees Palau. A field guide: 1-236.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2005 McDonald [3819], Papua New Guinea K000496025 No
Sep 1, 2005 Leach, G.J. [3830], Papua New Guinea K000496026 No
Aug 1, 2005 Simaga, J.M. [729], Papua New Guinea K000496024 No
Aug 18, 2004 Sands, M.J.S. [2276], Papua New Guinea K000496022 No
Aug 18, 2004 Sands, M.J.S. [2276], Papua New Guinea K000496021 No
Sep 1, 1999 Utteridge, T.M.A. [85], Indonesia 64259.000 No
Jan 1, 1980 Sands, M.J.S. [2876], Papua New Guinea K000496023 No
Feb 22, 1974 Pulsford, M. [5412], Papua New Guinea K000496008 No
Feb 22, 1974 Eyma, P.J. [4213], Papua New Guinea K000496011 No
Feb 22, 1974 Womersley, J.S. [5044], Papua New Guinea K000496015 No
Feb 22, 1974 Pulsford, M. [412], Papua New Guinea K000496009 No
Feb 22, 1974 Royen, P. van [5274], Papua New Guinea K000496005 No
Feb 22, 1974 Darbyshire, P.J. [988], Papua New Guinea K000496016 No
Feb 22, 1974 Native Collector [47], Papua New Guinea K000496012 No
Feb 22, 1974 Carr, C.E. [11188], Papua New Guinea K000496018 No
Feb 22, 1974 Vink, W. [8561], Papua New Guinea K000496006 No
Feb 22, 1974 Guttwell, U.C.G. [1], Papua New Guinea K000496014 No
Feb 1, 1973 Martensz, P. [650], Australia K000496004 No
Sands, M.J. [2876], Papua New Guinea 29047.343 No
Sands, M.J.S. [2876], Papua New Guinea 40569.000 No
Utteridge, T.M.A. [TU 18], Papua New Guinea 63265.000 No
Sands, M.J.S. [6885], Indonesia K000496007 No
Utteridge, T.M.A. [18], Papua New Guinea K000496019 No
Utteridge, T.M.A. [85], Indonesia K000171747 No
Lazarides, M. [7713], Australia K000496002 No
Utteridge, T.M.A. [18], Papua New Guinea K000496020 No
Veitch, J. [44], Australia K000496001 Unknown type material Yes
Jermy, C. [48226], Papua New Guinea K000496010 No
Moi, W. [154], Papua New Guinea K000496017 No
Adams, L.G. [2965], Australia K000496003 No
Utteridge, T.M.A. [85], Indonesia K000496013 No

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