Curcuma
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Curcuma zedoaria 1896 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Zingiberaceae |
Subfamily: | Zingiberoideae |
Tribe: | Zingibereae |
Genus: | Curcuma L. |
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Curcuma is a genus of plants in the family Zingiberaceae that contains such species as turmeric and Siam tulip. They are native to Southeast Asia, southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, New Guinea and northern Australia.[3] Some species are reportedly naturalized in other warm parts of the world such as tropical Africa, Central America, Florida, and various islands of the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Generally, most curcuma grows well in loose and sandy soil in shaded areas.[2][4]
Uses[]
The name is derived from the Sanskrit kuṅkuma, referring to turmeric. Turmeric has been used in India for medical purposes since ancient times [5] and is frequently used to flavour or colour curry powders, mustards, butters, and cheeses; it may also be a substitute for saffron and other yellowish pigments.[6]
Species[]
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Plants of the World Online currently includes:[7]
- Roxb.
- Thwaites
- Curcuma alismatifolia Gagnep. : Siam tulip
- Curcuma amada Roxb. : mango-ginger
- Roscoe
- (Baker) Škornick.
- Curcuma angustifolia Roxb.
- Chaveer. & Tanee
- Škornick. & N.S.Lý
- Curcuma aromatica Salisb. : wild turmeric
- W.J.Kress & V.Gowda
- Wall. ex Baker
- Zijp
- Curcuma australasica Hook.f.
- Hemsl.
- Maknoi, K.Larsen & Sirirugsa
- (R.M.Sm.) Škornick. & M.Sabu
- Curcuma bicolor Mood & K.Larsen
- Curcuma caesia Roxb.
- (Kuntze) Škornick.
- (Wall.) Techapr. & Škornick.
- R.Ansari, V.J.Nair & N.C.Nair
- J.Graham
- K.Schum.
- Škornick.
- Gagnep.
- Škornick., M.Sabu & Prasanthk.
- K.Schum.
- Valeton
- Curcuma comosa Roxb.
- Mangaly & M.Sabu
- Škornick.
- Luu, Škornick. & H.Ð.Tran
- Dalzell
- Craib
- Roxb.
- Valeton
- N.Liu
- Roxb.
- Škornick.
- S.Q.Tong
- K.Larsen & Mood
- (Wall.) Škornick.
- Gagnep.
- (K.Larsen & Jenjitt.) Škornick.
- Wall. ex Baker
- N.H.Xia & Juan Chen
- Mangaly & M.Sabu
- Gagnep.
- Valeton & Zijp
- Blatt.
- (King ex Baker) Škornick.
- Amalraj, Velay. & Mural.
- Nob.Tanaka & M.M.Aung
- Velay., V.S.Pillai & Amalraj
- S.G.Lee & C.F.Liang
- Maknoi & Jenjitt.
- Valeton
- Roscoe
- Škornick. & Luu identified at Bu Gia Map National Park[8]
- Roxb.
- Valeton
- Curcuma longa L. : turmeric - type species
- Valeton
- (Baker) Škornick.
- Curcuma mangga Valeton & Zijp
- Valeton
- Roxb.
- R.Kr.Singh & Arti Garg
- Škornick., M.Sabu & Prasanthk.
- (W.J.Kress) Škornick.
- N.Liu, X.B.Ye & Juan Chen
- Wight
- Škornick.
- Trimen
- Wall. ex Baker
- Škornick. & N.S.Lý
- Wall.
- Gage
- (Chaveer. & Mokkamul) Škornick.
- Souvann. & Maknoi
- Curcuma petiolata Roxb.
- Curcuma phaeocaulis Valeton
- Roxb. ex Škornick.
- Gagnep.
- Wall. ex Baker
- Zipp. ex Span.
- Curcuma prakasha S.Tripathi
- Skornick.
- J.Graham
- Blume
- Maknoi & Jenjitt.
- Škornick. & Šída f.
- Roxb.
- Sirirugsa & M.F.Newman
- Curcuma rhomba Mood & K.Larsen
- Curcuma roscoeana Wall.
- M.A.Rahman & Yusuf
- Roxb.
- Škornick., M.Sabu & Prasanthk.
- Škornick. & N.S.Lý
- Boonma & Saensouk
- Chaveer. & Sudmoon
- (Nimmo) Škornick. & M.Sabu
- Gage
- X.X.Chen
- Gagnep.
- Gagnep.
- Gagnep.
- Wall. ex Baker
- Miq.
- (W.J.Kress & K.Larsen) Škornick.
- Valeton
- Gagnep.
- Y.H.Tan & Li X.Zhang[9]
- Gagnep.
- M.Sabu & Mangaly
- Roxb.
- Škornick. & H.Ð.Tran
- M.A.Rahman & Yusuf
- M.A.Rahman & Yusuf
- N.H.Xia & Juan Chen
- Škornick.
- N.H.Xia & Juan Chen
- N.Liu & S.J.Chen
- Curcuma zanthorrhiza Roxb. : temu lawak
- Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe : zedoary
- Chaveer. & Tanee
References[]
- ^ Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "Curcuma [family ZINGIBERACEAE]". Global Plants.
- ^ Sirirugsa, P.; Larsen, K.; Maknoi, C. (2007). "The Genus Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae): Distribution and Classification with Reference to Species Diversity in Thailand" (PDF). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore. 59 (1&2): 203–220. S2CID 173169715.
- ^ Prasad, Sahdeo; Aggarwal, Bharat B. (2011), Benzie, Iris F. F.; Wachtel-Galor, Sissi (eds.), "Turmeric, the Golden Spice: From Traditional Medicine to Modern Medicine", Herbal Medicine: Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects (2nd ed.), Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, ISBN 978-1-4398-0713-2, PMID 22593922, retrieved 2021-01-15
- ^ Tawney, C. H. (1924). The Ocean of Story, chapter 104. p. 13.
- ^ Plants of the World Online: Curcuma L. (retrieved 3 May 2021)
- ^ "Leonid crocus (Curcuma leonidii) – a new species discovered in Bu Gia Map National Park in Binh Phuoc province". Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ^ Zhang, Li-Xia; Ding, Hong-Bo; Li, Hai-Tao; Zhang, Zhong-Lian; Tan, Yun-Hong (11 March 2019). "Curcuma tongii, a new species of Curcuma subgen. Ecomatae (Zingiberaceae) from southern Yunnan, China". Phytotaxa. 395 (3): 241. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.395.3.9. S2CID 92158324.
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- Zingiberaceae genera
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus