Zingiberaceae
Curcuma

Curcuma flaviflora S.Q.Tong

First published in Acta Bot. Yunnan. 8: 37 (1986)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (SW. Yunnan) to NW. Thailand. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, Thailand

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.
  • Maknoi, C., Sirirugsa, P. & Larsen, K. (2005). New records of Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae) in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 33: 71-74.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Maknoi, C., Sirirugsa, P. & Larsen, K. (2005). New records of Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae) in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 33: 71-74.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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