Curcuma cordata Wall.

First published in Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 8 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Myanmar to N. Thailand. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Myanmar, Thailand

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d220904. epublication.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Curcuma petiolata.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2021). DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d220904. epublication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6598], Myanmar K001124266 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6598] K001124265 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6598], Myanmar K001124264 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 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
  • 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