Zingiberaceae
Curcuma

Curcuma aurantiaca Zijp

First published in Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 12: 345 (1915)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India to Peninsula Malaysia, Jawa. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Larsen, K. (1996). A prelimanary checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 24: 35-49.
  • 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.L., Sída, O. & Marhold, K. (2010). Back to types! Towards stability of names in Indian Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae). Taxon 59: 269-282.

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.
  • Larsen, K. (1996). A prelimanary checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 24: 35-49.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Henderson, M.R. [22869] K002593822 Yes
Kerr, A. [13130] Thailand K002593845 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [3456] India K002593710 Yes
Henderson, M.R. [22869] K002593824 Yes
Calder, C.C.; Ramaswami, M.S. [1] India K002593711 Yes
Buwalda, P. [7298] Indonesia K002593990 Yes
Henderson, M.R. [22869] K002593823 Yes
Ridsdale, C.E. [308] India K002593706 Yes
Stocks, J.E.; Law, J.S. [s.n.] India K002593708 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [14624] K002593709 Yes
s.coll. [862b] Indonesia K002593989 Yes
Škorničková, J. [84155] India K002593707 Yes
s.coll. [619] Indonesia K002593991 Yes
Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S.; Nielsen, I.; Santisuk, T. [30750] Thailand K002593847 Yes
Rabil [165] Thailand K002593846 Yes

Sources

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  • 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/
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