CURCUMA LONGA
Author:
Carl Linnaeus, 1753
Family:
ZINGIBERACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Sp. Pl.: 2 (1753)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
4 Centimetres
Height:
150 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Rhizomes
CITES:
Synonyms:
Amomum curcuma Jacq. 1804.
Curcuma domestica Valeton, 1918.
Stissera curcuma Raeusch.
Curcuma brog, Valeton.
Curcuma longa var. vanaharidra, Velay., Pandrav., J.K.George & Varapr.
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Curcuma ochrorhiza, Valeton.
Curcuma soloensis, Valeton.
Kua domestica, Medik.
This member of the Zingiberaceae family was given this name by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It is found in India (and now in Belize, Bolivia, Caribbean Islands, China, Comoros, Ecuador, Gabon, Honduras, Madagascar, Panama, Peru and probably other places as well). It is growing in a rich soil with quite some water and some sun. The rhizomes can grow to four centimetres in diameter and the plant can reach 150 centimetres in height. The flowers are from white over white/pink to yellow.
The name comes from the Sanskrit kuṅkuma, referring to turmeric. The species name means 'long'.
Flower
White - White / Pink - Yellow
Soil
Rich
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Medium