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Curcuma (Cúr-cu-ma
Syllable stress of Botanical Latin

Syllable stress of botanical names varies with the language spoken by the person using the botanical name. In English-speaking countries the Botanical Latin places syllable stress for botanical names derived from ancient Greek and Latin broadly according to two systems, either the Reformed academic pronunciation, or the pronunciation develop...
) is a genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of about 80 accepted species in the plant family Zingiberaceae
Zingiberaceae

Zingiberaceae, or the Ginger family, is a family of flowering plants consisting of aromatic perennial plant herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes, comprising ca....
 that contains such species as turmeric
Turmeric

Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to tropical South Asia and needs temperatures between 20? C and 30? C, and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive....
 and Siam Tulip
Siam Tulip

The Siam Tulip or Summer Tulip is a tropical plant native to northern Thailand and Cambodia. Despite its name, it is not related to the tulip, but to the Zingiberaceae such as turmeric....
. The name comes from Arabic kurkum( ???? )meaning "turmeric
Turmeric

Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to tropical South Asia and needs temperatures between 20? C and 30? C, and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive....
", but saffron is not in the same order. Since assembly of the genus Curcuma by Linnaeus in 1753 about 130 species have been described so far. Some of the species descriptions are without Latin diagnosis or type specimen, therefore the legitimate status of many species is suspicious and remains unclear.






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Curcuma (Cúr-cu-ma
Syllable stress of Botanical Latin

Syllable stress of botanical names varies with the language spoken by the person using the botanical name. In English-speaking countries the Botanical Latin places syllable stress for botanical names derived from ancient Greek and Latin broadly according to two systems, either the Reformed academic pronunciation, or the pronunciation develop...
) is a genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of about 80 accepted species in the plant family Zingiberaceae
Zingiberaceae

Zingiberaceae, or the Ginger family, is a family of flowering plants consisting of aromatic perennial plant herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes, comprising ca....
 that contains such species as turmeric
Turmeric

Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to tropical South Asia and needs temperatures between 20? C and 30? C, and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive....
 and Siam Tulip
Siam Tulip

The Siam Tulip or Summer Tulip is a tropical plant native to northern Thailand and Cambodia. Despite its name, it is not related to the tulip, but to the Zingiberaceae such as turmeric....
. The name comes from Arabic kurkum( ???? )meaning "turmeric
Turmeric

Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to tropical South Asia and needs temperatures between 20? C and 30? C, and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive....
", but saffron is not in the same order. Since assembly of the genus Curcuma by Linnaeus in 1753 about 130 species have been described so far. Some of the species descriptions are without Latin diagnosis or type specimen, therefore the legitimate status of many species is suspicious and remains unclear. An overview about the taxonomical classification along with citation of the most relevant literature of Curcuma species can be found at Wikispecies .

Species

  • Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb. (1810).
  • Curcuma albicoma S.Q. Tong (1986).
  • Curcuma albiflora Thwaites (1861).
  • Curcuma alismatifolia Gagnep. (1903) : Siam Tulip
    Siam Tulip

    The Siam Tulip or Summer Tulip is a tropical plant native to northern Thailand and Cambodia. Despite its name, it is not related to the tulip, but to the Zingiberaceae such as turmeric....
  • Curcuma amada Roxb. (1810) : Mango-Ginger
  • Curcuma amarissima Roscoe (1826).
  • Curcuma angustifolia Roxb. (1810).
  • Curcuma aromatica Salisb. (1808): wild turmeric
  • Curcuma attenuata Wall. ex Baker (1890).
  • Curcuma aurantiaca van Zijp (1915).
  • Curcuma australasica Hook.f. (1867).
  • Curcuma bakeriana Hemsl. (1892) nomen illegit.
  • Curcuma bicolor Mood & K.Larsen (2001).
  • Curcuma bhatii (R.M. Smith) Skornickova & M. Sabu (2005).
  • Curcuma burttii K. Larsen & R.M. Smith (1978).
  • Curcuma caesia Roxb. (1810): Black Turmeric
    Black Turmeric

    Black Turmeric is a perennial herb with bluish-black rhizome, native to North-East and Central India. In north India, it is used a Tantrik Sadhana....
  • Curcuma ceratotheca K. Schum. (1899).
  • Curcuma chuanezhu Z.Y. Zhu (1990), nomen illegit.
  • Curcuma chuanhuangjiang Z.Y. Zhu (1990), nomen illegit.
  • Curcuma chuanyujin C.K. Hsieh & H. Zhang (1990).
  • Curcuma cochinchinensis Gagnep. (1907).
  • Curcuma codonantha Skornickova (2003).
  • Curcuma coerulea K. Schum. (1904).
  • Curcuma colorata Valeton (1918).
  • Curcuma comosa Roxb. (1810).
  • Curcuma coriacea Mangaly & M. Sabu (1988 publ. 1989).
  • Curcuma decipiens Dalzell (1850).
  • Curcuma domestica Valeton (1918), syn. Curcuma longa Linn.
  • Curcuma ecalcarata Sivar. & Balach. (1983).
  • Curcuma euchroma Valeton (1918).
  • Curcuma ecomata Craib (1912).
  • Curcuma elata Roxb. (1820).
  • Curcuma exigua N. Liu (1987).
  • Curcuma ferruginea Roxb. (1810).
  • Curcuma flaviflora S.Q. Tong (1986).
  • Curcuma glans K. Larsen & Mood (2001).
  • Curcuma gracillima Gagnep. (1903).
  • Curcuma grandiflora Wall. ex Baker (1892).
  • Curcuma haritha Mangaly & M. Sabu (1993).
  • Curcuma harmandii Gagnep. (1907).
  • Curcuma heyneana Valeton & van Zijp (1917).
  • Curcuma inodora Blatt. (1930 publ. 1931).
  • Curcuma karnatakensis Amalraj (1991).
  • Curcuma kudagensis Velayudhan, V.S. Pillai & Amalraj (1990).
  • Curcuma kwangsiensis S.G. Lee & C.F. Liang (1977).
  • Curcuma lanceolata Ridley (1907).
  • Curcuma larsenii C. Maknoi & T. Jenjittikul (2006).
  • Curcuma latiflora Valeton (1913).
  • Curcuma latifolia Roscoe (1825).
  • Curcuma leucorrhiza Roxb. (1810).
  • Curcuma loerzingii Valeton (1918).
  • Curcuma longa L. (1753) : turmeric
    Turmeric

    Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to tropical South Asia and needs temperatures between 20? C and 30? C, and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive....
  • Curcuma longispica Valeton (1918).
  • Curcuma malabarica Velayudhan, Amalraj & Muralidharan (1990).
  • Curcuma mangga
    Curcuma mangga

    Curcuma mangga is a plant of the ginger family Zingiberaceae and is closely related to turmeric. The rhizomes are very similar to ginger but have a raw mango taste....
     Valeton & van Zijp (1917).
  • Curcuma meraukensis Valeton (1913).
  • Curcuma mutabilis Skornickova, M. Sabu & Prasanthkumar (2004).
  • Curcuma neilgherrensis Wight (1853).
  • Curcuma nilamburensis K.C. Velayudhan et al. (1994).
  • Curcuma oligantha Trimen (1885).
  • Curcuma ornata Wall. ex Baker (1890).
  • Curcuma parviflora Wall. (1830).
  • Curcuma parvula Gage (1905).
  • Curcuma peethapushpa Sasidh. & Sivar. (1988 publ. 1989).
  • Curcuma petiolata Roxb. (1820).
  • Curcuma phaeocaulis Valeton (1918).
  • Curcuma pierreana Gagnep. (1907).
  • Curcuma plicata Wall. ex Baker (1890).
  • Curcuma porphyrotaenia Zipp. ex Span. (1841).
  • Curcuma prakasha S. Tripathi (2001 publ. 2002).
  • Curcuma pseudomontana J. Graham (1839).
  • Curcuma purpurascens Blume (1827).
  • Curcuma purpurea Blatt. (1930 publ. 1931).
  • Curcuma raktakanta Mangaly & M. Sabu (1988 publ. 1989).
  • Curcuma reclinata Roxb. (1810).
  • Curcuma rhabdota Sirirugsa & M.F. Newman (2000).
  • Curcuma rhomba Mood & K. Larsen (2001).
  • Curcuma roscoeana Wall. (1829).
  • Curcuma rubescens Roxb. (1810).
  • Curcuma rubrobracteata Skornickova, M. Sabu & Prasanthkumar (2003).
  • Curcuma sattayasaii A. Chaveerach & R. Sudmoon (2008)
  • Curcuma sichuanensis X.X. Chen (1984).
  • Curcuma singularis Gagnep. (1907).
  • Curcuma sparganiifolia Gagnep. (1903).
  • Curcuma stenochila Gagnep. (1903).
  • Curcuma strobilifera Wall. ex Baker (1890).
  • Curcuma sulcata Haines (1923).
  • Curcuma sumatrana Miq. (1861).
  • Curcuma sylvatica Valeton (1918).
  • Curcuma thalakaveriensis Velayudhan et al. (1991).
  • Curcuma thorelii Gagnep. (1907).
  • Curcuma trichosantha Gagnep. (1907).
  • Curcuma vamana M. Sabu & Mangaly (1987 publ. 1988).
  • Curcuma vellanikkarensis K.C. Velayudhan et al. (1994).
  • Curcuma wenyujin Y.H. Chen & C. Ling (1981).
  • Curcuma wenchowensis Y.H. Chen & C. Ling (1975).
  • Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb. (1820) : temu lawak
  • Curcuma yunnanensis N. Liu & C. Senjen (1987).
  • Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe (1807) : zedoary
    Zedoary

    Zedoary is the name for a perennial herb and member of the genus Curcuma, family Zingiberaceae. The plant is native to India and Indonesia. It was introduced to Europe by Arabs around the sixth century, but its use as a spice in the Western world today is extremely rare, having been replaced by ginger....
  • Curcuma zedoaroides A. Chaveerach & T. Tanee (2008)


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