Zingiberaceae
Curcuma

Curcuma zanthorrhiza Roxb.

First published in Fl. Ind. 1: 25 (1820)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. India. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China Southeast, DR Congo, Florida, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Philippines, Santa Cruz Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Windward Is.

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Larsen, K. (1996). A prelimanary checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 24: 35-49.
  • 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.
  • 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. & Sabu, M. (2005). The identity and distribution of Curcuma zanthorrhiza Roxb. (Zingiberaceae). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 57: 199-210.
  • Škornicková, J.L., Sída, O. & Marhold, K. (2010). Back to types! Towards stability of names in Indian Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae). Taxon 59: 269-282.

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 zedoaria.]
  • Newman, N. & Pullan, M. (2006). Zingiberaceae Resource Centre http://193.62.154.38/ZRC/taxonomicData.html. [Cited as Curcuma zedoaria.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Škornicková, J. & Sabu, M. (2005). The identity and distribution of Curcuma zanthorrhiza Roxb. (Zingiberaceae). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 57: 199-210.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Merrill, E.D. [2713] Philippines K002594038 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002593760 Yes
Meng, M. [115] Cambodia K002593955 Yes
Meng, M. [115] Cambodia K002593954 Yes
Loher, A. [7003] Philippines K002594035 Yes
Škorničková, J. [84166] India K002593758 Yes
David, B.; Hul, S.; Cheng, S.K.; Leti, M. [CL946] Cambodia K002593956 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [7752] Philippines K002594040 Yes
Corbisier [980] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002594081 Yes
Purseglove [P4584] Malaysia K002594013 Yes
s.coll. [2807] India K002593761 Yes
Loher, A. [682] K002594034 Yes
Purseglove, J.W.; Shah, M. [P4584] Malaysia K002594014 Yes
Sinclair, J. [40295] Malaysia K002593828 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [7229] Malaysia K002593830 Yes
Sinclair, J. [40295] Malaysia K002593829 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [18533] Thailand K002593953 Yes
s.coll. [5727] Bangladesh K002593759 Yes
Loher, A. [683] K002594036 Yes
[C. Cuete] [1744] Malaysia K002593831 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [908] Philippines K002594037 Yes
s.coll. [5720] K002593832 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K002594012 Yes
Whitford, H.N. [1267] Philippines K002594039 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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