158.0000
Family
Zingiberaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 682 (1820), nom. cons.
55-60 genera, ca. 1900 spp., mostly Malesia, Old World Tropics, ca. 125 spp. neotropical
Species listed in database: 1998; hybrids: 4
= Alpiniaceae Link; Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 2 (1821)
= Amomaceae J.St.-Hil.; Expos. Fam. Nat. 1: 154 (1805)
= Curcumaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl.: 56 (1829)
158.3202
Genus
Curcuma L.; Sp. Pl. 2 (1753), nom. cons.
Distribution: Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Nicobar and Andaman Is., China, Malesia, Australia
Species listed in database: 167
= Dischema Voigt; Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 566 (1845)
= Erndlia Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 199 (1792)
= Hitchenia Wall.; Trans. Med. Soc. Calcutta 7: 215 (1834 publ. 1835)
= Hitcheniopsis (Baker) Ridl.; Fl. Malay Penins. 4: 233 (1924)
= Kua Rheede ex Medic.; Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 394 (1790)
= Laosanthus K.Larsen & Jenjitt.; Nordic J. Bot. 31: 135 (2001)
= Paracautleya R.M.Sm.; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 35: 367 (1977)
= Smithatris W.J.Kress & K.Larsen; Syst. Bot. 26: 226 (2001)
= Stahlianthus Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 697 (1891)
= Stissera Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 207 (1792), nom. illeg.
species :
Curcuma achrae
Saensouk & Boonma; Rheedea 32(1): 31 (2022)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma aeruginosa
Roxb.; Asiat. Res. 11: 335 (1810)
Distribution: India (Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Java
40 BAN IND 41 CBD MYA THA VIE 42 JAW MLY
species :
Curcuma albiflora
Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 316 (1859)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
species :
Curcuma alismatifolia
Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 49: 259 (1903)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD LAO THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Hitcheniopsis alismatifolia (Gagnep.) Loes.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 15a: 572 (1930)
species :
Curcuma amada
Roxb.; Asiat. Res. 11: 341 (1810)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Mizoram, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Mandalay); Cambodia; Vietnam
40 BAN IND 41 CBD MYA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma amada var. glabra Velay., Unnikr., Asha & Maya; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 33(1): 164 (2009)
species :
Curcuma amarissima
Roscoe; Monandr. Pl. Scitam. pl. 101 (1826)
Distribution: China (S-Yunnan); ?India; Bangladesh
36 CHI 40 BAN
species :
Curcuma andersonii
(Baker) Skornick.; Taxon 64(2): 368 (2015)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Kaempferia andersonii Baker; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 221 (1890)
= Stahlianthus andersonii (Baker) Craib ex Loes.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2, 15a: 564 (1930)
= Stahlianthus andersonii (Baker) R.M.Sm.; Edinburgh J. Bot. 48(1): 24 (1991), isonym
species :
Curcuma angustifolia
Roxb.; Asiat. Research. 11: 338, t. 3 (1810)
Distribution: Nepal; N-India (Assam, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Mandalay, Shan, Yangon); Thailand; Laos
40 BAN IND NEP 41 LAO MYA THA
species :
Curcuma antinaia
Chaveer. & Tanee; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 58(2-3): 78 (2007)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma arida
Skornick. & N.S.Lý; Phytotaxa 192(3): 182 (2015)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Curcuma aromatica
Salisb.; Parad. Lond. pl. 96 (1807)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Tibet; Ryukyu Isl.; Bhutan; India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu); Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [I]; Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl. (North Andamans, South Andamans); Nicobar Isl. (Great Nicobar Isl.); Myanmar (Ayeyarwady, Bago, Chin, Mandalay, Sagaing, Shan, Yangon); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
36 CHI TIB 38 NNS 40 BAN BHU IND ldv SRL 41 AND CBD LAO MYA NCB THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma zedoaria Roxb.; Asiat. Res. 11: 332 (1810), non (Bergius) Roscoe
= Curcuma wenyujin Y.H.Chen & C.Ling; Acta Pharm. Sin. 16(5): 387 (1981)
species :
Curcuma arracanensis
W.J.Kress & V.Gowda; PhytoKeys 13:10 (2012)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Curcuma aruna
Maknoi & Saensouk; Biodiversitas 22(9): 3911 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma attenuata
Wall. ex Baker; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 213 (1890)
Distribution: Myanmar (Mandalay, Yangon); Thailand; Laos
41 LAO MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma attenuata Wall.; Numer. List no. 6602 (1831), nomen
species :
Curcuma aurantiaca
Zijp; Recueil Trav. Bot. Neerl. 12: 345 (1915)
Distribution: India [I] (Kerala [I], Meghalaya [I], Nagaland [I]); Thailand [I]; Cambodia [I]; peninsular Malaysia [I] (Perlis [I]); Java
40 ind 41 cbd tha 42 JAW mly
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma ecalcarata Sivar. & Balach.; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 41(2): 321 (1983)
species :
Curcuma australasica
Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. t. 5620 (1867)
Distribution: Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Australia (N-Northern Territory, N-Queensland, Torres Strait Isl.); Palau (Ogiwal, Sonsorol); Northern Marianas (Anatahan); Guam; Fed. States of Micronesia (Yap, Woleai, Truk, Moen, Dublon, Tol, Lukunor, Satawan, Pohnpei, Kosrae)
42 MOL NWG 50 AUS 62 GUM MIC MRN PLU
species :
Curcuma bakeriana
Hemsl.; Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 11: 682 (1892)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Curcuma bella
Maknoi, K.Larsen & Sirirugsa; Thai J. Bot. 3(2): 121 (2011)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma bhatii
(R.M.Sm.) Skornick. & M.Sabu; Gard. Bull. Singapore 57(1): 43 (2005)
Distribution: India (Karnataka)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Paracautleya bhatii R.M.Sm.; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 35(3): 368(1977)
species :
Curcuma bicolor
Mood & K.Larsen; New Plantsman 8: 216 (2001)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma caesia
Roxb.; Asiat. Res. 11: 334 (1810)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim); Bangladesh
40 BAN IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma kuchoor Royle; Illustr. Bot. Himal. 357, 359 (1839)
species :
Curcuma campanulata
(Kuntze) Skornick.; Taxon 64(2): 369 (2015)
Distribution: Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Kaempferia campanulata (Kuntze) K.Schum.; Engl. Pflanzenreich, IV, 46: 85 (1904)
= Stahlianthus campanulatus Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 697 (1891)
species :
Curcuma candida
(Wall.) Techapr. & Skornick.; Nordic J. Bot. 29(6): 776 (2011 publ. 2012)
Distribution: China (SW-Yunnan); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Ayeyarwady, Magway, Mandalay, Rakhine, Shan, Yangon); Cambodia; Vietnam
36 CHI 40 BAN 41 CBD MYA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Kaempferia candida Wall.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 47 (1830)
species :
Curcuma cannanorensis
R.Ansari, V.J.Nair & N.C.Nair; Curr. Sci. 51(6): 293 (1982)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma cannanorensis var. lutea R.Ansari, V.J.Nair & N.C.Nair; Curr. Sci. 51(6): 293 (1982)
= Curcuma lutea (Ansari et al.) Amalraj, Velay. & Mural.; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 16(2): 349 (1992)
= Curcuma oligantha var. lutea (R.Ansari, V.J.Nair & N.C.Nair) K.G.Bhat; Indian J. Forest. 10(1): 68 (1987)
species :
Curcuma caulina
J.Graham; Cat. Pl. Bomb. 210 (1839)
Distribution: India (Maharashtra)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Hitchenia caulina (Graham) Baker; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 224 (1890)
species :
Curcuma ceratotheca
K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 335 (1899)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Curcuma chantaranothaii
Boonma & Saensouk; Biodiversitas 22(4): 1658, figs. 1-3 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma charanii
Boonma & Saensouk; Biodiversitas 22(4): 1667, figs. 6-7 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma cinnabarina
Skornick. & Soonthornk.; Edinburgh J. Bot. 77(3): 392 (2020)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma clovisii
Skornick.; Taxon 64(2): 369 (2015), nom. nov.
Distribution: Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD LAO THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Stahlianthus thorelii Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 114 (1907)
species :
Curcuma cochinchinensis
Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 404 (1907)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos; N-Vietnam
41 LAO THA VIE
species :
Curcuma codonantha
Skornick., M.Sabu & Prasanthk.; Gard. Bull. Singapore 55: 220 (2003)
Distribution: Andaman Isl.
41 AND
species :
Curcuma coerulea
K.Schum.; Engl. Pflanzenreich, IV, 46: 106 (1904)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Curcuma colorata
Valeton; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 27: 40 (1918)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
species :
Curcuma comosa
Roxb.; Asiat. Res. 11: 336 (1810)
Distribution: Myanmar (Bago, Mandalay); Thailand; Laos
41 LAO MYA THA
species :
Curcuma coriacea
Mangaly & M.Sabu; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45(3): 429 (1988 publ. 1989)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Curcuma corniculata
Skornick.; Blumea 59(2): 106 (2014)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
species :
Curcuma cotuana
Luu, Skornick. & H.Ð.Tran; Nordic J. Bot. 35(5): 552 (2017)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Curcuma decipiens
Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 144 (1850)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra)
40 IND
species :
Curcuma eburnea
Skornick., Suksathan & Soonthornk.; Edinburgh J. Bot. 77(3): 396 (2020)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma ecomata
Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 301 (1912)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma elata
Roxb.; Fl. Ind. 1: 25 (1820)
Distribution: China (Guangxi); India (Meghalaya); Myanmar (Bago, Mandalay, Shan, Yangon); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
36 CHI 40 IND 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE
species :
Curcuma euchroma
Valeton; Bull. Jard Bot. Buitenzorg Ser. II. 27: 42 (1918)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Amomum zerumbet J.Koenig ex Retz.; Obs. fasc. 3: 55 (1783), nom. illeg.
= Curcuma officinalis Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. 1: 285 (1812)
= Curcuma zerumbet Roxb.; Asiat. Res. 11: 333 (1810)
= Erndlia subpersonata Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 252 (1792), nom. rej.
species :
Curcuma exigua
N.Liu; Guihaia 7(1): 15, f. 1 (1987)
Distribution: China (SW-Sichuan)
36 CHI
species :
Curcuma ferruginea
Roxb.; Asiat. Res. 11: 336 (1810)
Distribution: India (Sikkim); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Mandalay, Sagaing, Yangon)
40 BAN IND 41 MYA
species :
Curcuma fimbriata
Skornick. & Soonthornk.; Blumea 65(3): 245, fig. 1 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma flammea
Skornick.; Blumea 59(2): 108 (2014)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
species :
Curcuma flaviflora
S.Q.Tong; Acta Bot. Yunnan. 8: 37 (1986)
Distribution: China (SW-Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Curcuma glans
K.Larsen & Mood; New Plantsman 8: 216 (2001)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma glauca
(Wall.) Skornick.; Taxon 64(2): 369 (2015)
Distribution: Myanmar (Bago, Magway, Mandalay)
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma glaucophylla Wall.; Numer. List: no. 6594 (1832), nom. nud.
= Dischema glaucum (Wall.) Voigt; Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 566 (1845)
= Hitchenia glauca Wall.; Trans. Med. Soc. Calcutta 7: 215 (1834 publ. 1835)
species :
Curcuma globulifera
Skornick. & Soonthornk.; Blumea 65(3): 250, fig. 4 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma gracillima
Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 50: 161 (1903)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD LAO THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma gracillima var. elatior Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 50: 161 (1903)
= Hitcheniopsis gracillima (Gagnep.) Loes.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 15a: 572 (1930)
species :
Curcuma graminifolia
(K.Larsen & Jenjitt.) Skornick.; Taxon 64(2): 369 (2015)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
Synonyms: hidden
= Laosanthus graminifolius K.Larsen & Jenjitt.; Nordic J. Bot. 21: 135 (2001)
species :
Curcuma grandiflora
Wall. ex Baker; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 216 (1892)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia
42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Hitcheniopsis grandiflora (Wall. ex Baker) Loes.; Engl., Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 15a: 572 (1930)
species :
Curcuma gulinqingensis
N.H.Xia & Juan Chen; Nordic J. Bot. 31(6): 714 (2013)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Curcuma haritha
Mangaly & M.Sabu; Rheedea 3(2): 152 (1993)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Curcuma harmandii
Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 404 (1907)
Distribution: Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma burttii K.Larsen & R.M.Sm.; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 36(2): 271 (1978)
species :
Curcuma heyneana
Valeton & Zijp; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 14: 132 (1917)
Distribution: Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
42 JAW LSI
species :
Curcuma ignea
Ruchis. & Jenjitt.; Edinburgh J. Bot. 80-1959: 2 (2023)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma inodora
Blatt.; J. & Proc. As. Soc. Beng., n. s. 26: 357 (1930 publ. 1931)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma purpurea Blatt.; J. & Proc. As. Soc. Beng., n. s. 26: 358 (1930 publ. 1931)
species :
Curcuma involucrata
(King ex Baker) Skornick.; Taxon 64(2): 369 (2015)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan); India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Sagaing); Thailand
36 CHI 40 BAN IND 41 MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Kaempferia hainanensis Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 5: 213 (1915)
= Kaempferia involucrata King ex Baker; Fl. Brit. India 6(17): 221 (1890)
= Stahlianthus involucratus (King ex Baker) Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912(10): 401 (1912)
= Stahlianthus involucratus (King ex Baker) Craib ex Loes.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2, 15a: 564 (1930)
species :
Curcuma kakchingensis
Laishram, Kishor & G.J.Sharma; Nordic J. Bot. 2023(11)-e04023: 3 (2023)
Distribution: NE-India (Manipur)
40 IND
species :
Curcuma karnatakensis
Amalraj, Velay. & Mural.; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 15(2): 490 (1991)
Distribution: India (Karnataka)
40 IND
species :
Curcuma kayahensis
Nob.Tanaka & M.M.Aung; Phytotaxa 387(3): 246 (2019)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Curcuma kudagensis
Velay., Pillai & Amalraj; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 14(2): 476 (1990)
Distribution: India (Karnataka)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma thalakaveriensis Velay., Amalraj & Mural.; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 15: 479 (1991)
species :
Curcuma kwangsiensis
S.K.Lee & C.F.Liang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 15(2): 110, f. 1 (1977)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma chuanyujin C.K.Hsieh & Hao Zhang; J. W. China Univ. Med. Sci. 21(2): 179 (1990), contrary to Art. 37.7 ICBN (2006).
= Curcuma kwangsiensis var. affinis Y.H.Chen; Acta Pharm. Sin. 16: 387 (1981)
= Curcuma kwangsiensis var. puberula Y.H.Chen; Acta Pharm. Sin. 16: 387 (1981)
species :
Curcuma lampangensis
Saensouk, Maknoi & Rakarcha; Biodiversitas 23(9): 4449 (2022)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma larsenii
Maknoi & Jenjitt.; Gard. Bull. Singapore 58(1): 41 (2006)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos; Vietnam
41 LAO THA VIE
species :
Curcuma latiflora
Valeton; Lorentz, Nova Guinea 8: 923 (1913)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Curcuma latifolia
Roscoe; Monandr. Pl. Scitam.: t. 108 (1825)
Distribution: NE-India (Mizoram, West Bengal); Bangladesh; ?Thailand
40 BAN IND
species :
Curcuma leonidii
Skornick. & Luu; Phytotaxa 126(1): 37 (2013)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Curcuma leucorhiza
Roxb.; Asiat. Res. 11: 337 (1810)
Distribution: India (Sikkim); Thailand
40 IND 41 THA
species :
Curcuma lindstromii
Skornick. & Soonthornk.; Gard. Bull. Singapore 74(2): 244 (2022)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma lithophila
Skornick. & Soonthornk.; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 49(1): 32, figs. 1-2 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma loerzingii
Valeton; Bull Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg Ser. II. 27: 71 (1918)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Curcuma longa
L.; Sp. Pl. 1: 2 (1753)
Name: Curcuma, Dragón, Jenjibrillo, Tumerico; Turmeric
Distribution: native area unknown (possibly India); Principe Isl. [c]; Congo [Brazzaville] [c]; D.R.Congo [Zaire] [c]; Mozambique [c]; Madagascar [c]; Mauritius [c]; La Réunion [c]; China (Fujian [c], Guangdong [c], Guangxi [c], Sichuan [c], Yunnan [c]); Tibet [c]; Ryukyu Isl. [c]; Taiwan [c]; Pakistan [c]; Bhutan [c]; India [c] (throughout); Sri Lanka [c]; Bangladesh [c]; Andaman Isl. [c]; Nicobar Isl. [c]; Myanmar [c]; Thailand [c]; Laos [c]; Cambodia [c]; Sumatra [c]; Sulawesi [c]; Philippines [c]; Java [c]; Lesser Sunda Isl. [c] (Bali [c]); Moluccas [c]; Solomon Isl. [c]; Australia [c] (Queensland [c]); New Caledonia [c]; Vanuatu [c]; Rotuma Isl. [c]; Tonga [c] (Tongatapu [c], ´Eua [c], Vava´u [c]); Niue [c]; Fiji [c]; American Samoa [c]); Gilbert Isl. [c]; Cook Isl. [c] (Rarotonga [c], Mangaia [c], Aitutaki [c], Ngaputoru Group [c]); Marquesas Isl. [c] (Hiva Oa [c], Fatu Hiva [c], Nuku Hiva [c]); Society Isl. [c] (Tahiti [c], Moorea [c], Huahine [c], Raiatea [c]); Austral Isl. [c] (Rurutu [c], Raivavae [c], Tubuai [c], Rapa Iti [c]); Palau [c] (Sonsorol [c]); Guam [c]; Fed. States of Micronesia [c] (Yap [c], Ulithi [c], Fais [c], Eauripik [c], Ifaluk [c], Lamotrek [c], Truk [c], Pohnpei [c]); Marshall Isl. [c] (Jaluit [c]); Hawaii [c] (Molokai [c], Maui [c], Hawaii Isl. [c]); Belize [c]; Honduras [c]; Costa Rica [c]; Cuba [c]; Hispaniola [c]; Puerto Rico [c]; St. Lucia [c]; Trinidad & Tobago [c]; Colombia [c]; Ecuador [c]; Bolivia [c]
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Synonyms: hidden
= Amomum curcuma Jacq.; Hort. Vindob. 3: 5. t. 4 (1776)
= Curcuma brog Valeton; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, II 27: 48 (1918)
= Curcuma domestica Valeton; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 27: 31. (1918)
= Curcuma longa var. vanaharidra Velay., Pandrav., J.K.George & Varapr.; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 33(1): 173 (172-176
= Curcuma ochrorhiza Valeton; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, II 27: 45 (1918)
= Curcuma soloensis Valeton; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, II 27: 46 (1918)
= Curcuma tinctoria Guibourt; Hist. Nat. Drogues Simples 2: 208 (1876)
= Kua domestica Medik.; Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 396 (1790), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Stissera curcuma Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 249 (1792), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Stissera longa (L.) Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 228 (1792)
species :
Curcuma longispica
Valeton; Bull Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg Ser. II. 27: 81 (1918)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Curcuma macrochlamys
(Baker) Skornick.; Taxon 64(2): 369 (2015)
Distribution: Myanmar (Taninthayi); Thailand
41 MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Kaempferia macrochlamys Baker; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 6: 223 (1890)
= Stahlianthus macrochlamys (Baker) Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew1912, 401 (1912)
species :
Curcuma mangga
Valeton & Zijp; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 14: 138 (1917)
Distribution: Andaman / Nicobar Isl.
species :
Curcuma maxwellii
Skornick. & Suksathan; PhytoKeys 235: 238 (2023)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma meraukensis
Valeton; Lorentz, Nova Guinea 8: 924 (1913)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Curcuma micrantha
Skornick. & Soonthornk.; Blumea 65(3): 247, fig. 2 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma montana
Roxb.; Pl. Corom. 2: 28 (1799)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Curcuma mukhraniae
R.Kr.Singh & Arti Garg; Indian J. Forest. 37(4): 419 (2014)
Distribution: India (Karnataka)
40 IND
species :
Curcuma mutabilis
Skornick., M.Sabu & Prasanthk.; Gard. Bull. Singapore 56(1-2): 44 (2004)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Curcuma myanmarensis
(W.J.Kress) Skornick.; Taxon 64(2): 369 (2015)
Distribution: Myanmar; Thailand
41 MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Smithatris myanmarensis W.J.Kress; Novon 13: 68 (2003)
species :
Curcuma nakhonphanomensis
Boonma, Saensouk & P.Saensouk; Biodiversitas 23(11): 6040-6048 (2022)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma nankunshanensis
N.Liu, X.B.Ye & Juan Chen; J. Trop. Subtrop. Bot. 16(5): 474 (2008)
Distribution: China (Guangdong)
36 CHI
species :
Curcuma neilgherrensis
Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: t. 2006 (1853)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Myanmar (Mandalay, Yangon); Laos
40 IND 41 LAO MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma angustifolia Dalzell & Gibson; Bomb. Fl. 274 (1861), non Roxb., 1810
species :
Curcuma nepalensis
M.Sabu, Kasaju & S.Subedi; Ann. Bot. Fenn. 60(1): 185 (2023)
Distribution: Nepal
40 NEP
species :
Curcuma newmanii
Skornick.; Gard. Bull. Singapore 65(2): 170 (2013)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Curcuma oligantha
Trimen; J. Bot. 23: 245 (1885)
Distribution: S-India (Karnataka, Kerala); Sri Lanka; Myanmar (Mandalay)
40 IND SRL 41 MYA
species :
Curcuma ornata
Wall. ex Baker; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 211 (1890)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Curcuma pambrosima
Skornick. & N.S.Lý; Nordic J. Bot. 28(6): 652 (2010)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Curcuma papilionacea
Soonthornk., Ongsakul & Skornick.; Phytotaxa 432(1): 12 (2020)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma parviflora
Wall.; Pl. As. Rar. 1: 47. t. 57 (1830)
Distribution: Myanmar (Bago); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (collected once, Perlis); Java
41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 JAW MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Hitcheniopsis parviflora (Wall.) Loes.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 15a: 572 (1930)
species :
Curcuma parvula
Gage; Rec. Bot. Surv. India 3: 106 (1905)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Curcuma pedicellata
(Chaveer. & Mokkamul) Skornick.; Taxon 64(2): 369 (2015)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Stahlianthus pedicellatus Chaveer. & Mokkamul; Taiwania 52(4): 315 (2007)
species :
Curcuma peramoena
Souvann. & Maknoi; Thai J. Bot. 6(2): 125 (2014)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
species :
Curcuma petiolata
Roxb.; Fl. Ind., ed. Carey & Wall. 1: 36 (1820)
Distribution: Andaman Isl. (North Andamans, Middle Andamans, South Andamans); Myanmar (Bago, Mandalay, Shan, Taninthayi, Yangon); Thailand; Laos; Java [I]; New Caledonia [I]
41 AND LAO MYA THA 42 jaw 60 nwc
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma petiolaris Hort.; Cf. Gard. Chron. (1871) 6
species :
Curcuma phaeocaulis
Valeton; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, ser. 2, 27: 69-71, 81 (1918)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan); Laos; Vietnam; Java [I]
36 CHI 41 LAO VIE 42 jaw
species :
Curcuma phrayawan
Boonma & Saensouk; Biodiversitas 22(4): 1668, figs. 8-9 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma picta
Roxb. ex Skornick.; Taxon 57(3): 959 (2008)
Distribution: India (Meghalaya, West Bengal); Thailand
40 IND 41 THA
species :
Curcuma pierreana
Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 405 (1907)
Distribution: Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD THA VIE
species :
Curcuma pitukii
Maknoi, Saensouk, Rakarcha & Thammar.; Biodiversitas 22(9): 3912 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma plicata
Wall. ex Baker; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 213 (1890)
Distribution: Myanmar (Bago, Mandalay, Yangon); Laos
41 LAO MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma plicata Wall.; Numer. List no. 6611
species :
Curcuma prakasha
S.Tripathi; Nordic J. Bot. 21: 549 (2001 publ. 2002)
Distribution: NE-India (Meghalaya, Mizoram)
40 IND
species :
Curcuma prasina
Skornick.; Edinburgh J. Bot. 74(2): 245 (2017)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma pseudomontana
J.Graham; Cat. Pl. Bomb. 210 (1839)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma grahamiana Voigt; Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 567 (1845), nom. illeg.
= Curcuma ranadei Prain; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 11: 463 (1898)
species :
Curcuma puangpeniae
Boonma & Saensouk; Biodiversitas 22(4): 1669, figs. 10-11 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma pulcherrima
Boonma, Saensouk & P.Saensouk; Biodiversitas 23(12): 6637 (2022)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma purpurascens
Blume; Enum. Pl. Javae: 46 (1827)
Distribution: Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
42 JAW LSI
species :
Curcuma purpurata
Boonma & Saensouk; Biodiversitas 22(4): 1670, figs. 12-13 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma putii
Maknoi & Jenjitt.; Ann. Bot. Fenn. 56(4-5): 351 (2019)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma thailandica Boonma & Saensouk; J. Jap. Bot. 95: 214 (2020), nom. illeg. superfl.
species :
Curcuma pygmaea
Skornick. & Sída f.; Nordic J. Bot. 31(6): 639 (2013)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Curcuma rangjued
Saensouk & Boonma; Biodiversitas 22(9): 3662, figs. 1-3 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma rangsimae
Boonma & Saensouk; Biodiversitas 22(4): 1659, figs. 4-5 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma reclinata
Roxb.; Asiat. Res. 11: 342 (1810)
Distribution: India (Madhya Pradesh); Myanmar (Yangon)
40 IND 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma sulcata Haines; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1923: 119 (1923)
species :
Curcuma rhabdota
Sirirugsa & M.F.Newman; New Plantsman 7(4): 196 (2000)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD LAO THA VIE
species :
Curcuma rhomba
Mood & K.Larsen; New Plantsman 8: 217 (2001)
Distribution: Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD THA VIE
species :
Curcuma roscoeana
Wall.; Pl. As. Rar. 1: 8. t. 9 (1829)
Distribution: Andaman Isl.; Myanmar (Bago, Yangon); Thailand
41 AND MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma kurzii King ex Baker; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 216 (1890)
= Hitchenia roscoeana (Wall.) Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. 3: 643 (1883)
= Hitcheniopsis roscoeana (Wall.) Loes.; Engl., Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2. 15a: 572 (1930)
species :
Curcuma rosea
P.Saensouk, Saensouk & Boonma; Biodiversitas 23(9): 4581 (2022)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma roxburghii
M.A.Rahman & Yusuf; Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 19(1): 80 (2012)
Distribution: Bangladesh
40 BAN
species :
Curcuma rubescens
Roxb.; Asiat. Res. 11: 336 (1810)
Distribution: ?India; Bangladesh; Myanmar (Mandalay, Yangon); Thailand
40 BAN 41 MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma erubescens Wall.; Numer. List: no. 6608 (1832), nom. nud.
= Curcuma longiflora Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 286 (1812)
= Curcuma rubricaulis Link; Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 3 (1821)
species :
Curcuma rubroaurantiaca
Skornick. & Soonthornk.; PhytoKeys 235: 243 (2023)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma rubrobracteata
Skornick., M.Sabu & Prasanthk.; Gard. Bull. Singapore 55: 89 (2003)
Distribution: NE-India (Mizoram, Meghalaya); Myanmar; Thailand; Laos
40 IND 41 LAO MYA THA
species :
Curcuma rufostriata
Skornick. & Soonthornk.; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 49(1): 36, figs. 3-4 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma ruiliensis
N.H.Xia & Juan Chen; Nordic J. Bot. 39(2)-e02910: 2 (2021)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Curcuma sabhasrii
Saensouk, Maknoi, Wongnak & Rakarcha; Biodiversitas 23(9): 4452 (2022)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma sahuynhensis
Skornick. & N.S.Lý; Phytotaxa 192(3): 185 (2015)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Curcuma saraburiensis
Boonma & Saensouk; Taiwania 64(3): 245 (2019)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma sattayasaiorum
Chaveer. & Sudmoon; J. Syst. Evol. 46(1): 82 (2008)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma scaposa
(Nimmo) Skornick. & M.Sabu; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 100: 524 (2007)
Distribution: India (Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Hedychium scaposum Nimmo; J. Graham Cat. Pl. Bomb. 205 (1839)
= Kaempferia scaposa (Nimmo) Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. 3: 642 (1883)
= Monolophus scaposus (Nimmo) Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 143 (1850)
species :
Curcuma sessilis
Gage; Rec. Bot. Surv. India 3: 106 (1905)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Curcuma siamensis
Saensouk & Boonma; Biodiversitas 22(12): 5240 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma sichuanensis
X.X.Chen; Guihaia 4(2): 133 (1984)
Distribution: China (SW-Yunnan, Sichuan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma albicoma S.Q.Tong; Acta Bot. Yunnan. 8: 38 (1986)
species :
Curcuma singularis
Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 407 (1907)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD LAO THA VIE
species :
Curcuma sixsensesensis
D.D.Nguyen & T.A.Le; Biodiversitas 23(5): 2513 (2022)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma sparganiifolia
Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 49: 260 (1903)
Distribution: Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Hitcheniopsis sparganiifolia (Gagnep.) Loes.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 15a: 572 (1930)
species :
Curcuma spathulata
Skornick. & Soonthornk.; Blumea 65(3): 250, fig. 3 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma stahlianthoides
Skornick. & Soonthornk.; Blumea 67(1): 71 (2022)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma stenochila
Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 52: 543 (1903)
Distribution: Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD THA VIE
species :
Curcuma stolonifera
Nob.Tanaka, K.Armstr. & M.M.Aung; Brittonia 72(3): 269 (2020)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Curcuma strobilifera
Wall. ex Baker; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 216 (1890)
Distribution: Myanmar (Ayeyarwady, Bago)
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma strobilina Wall. ex J.Graham; Cat. Pl. Bomb. 210 (1839)
= Curcuma strobilifera Wall.; Numer. List no. 6599 (1832), nomen
species :
Curcuma sumatrana
Miq.; Fl. Ind. Bat. Suppl. 615 (1861)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Curcuma suphanensis
P.Saensouk, Boonma, Rakarcha, Maknoi, Wongnak & Saensouk; Biodiversitas 23(9): 4579 (2022)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma supraneeana
(W.J.Kress & K.Larsen) Skornick.; Taxon 64(2): 369 (2015)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Smithatris supraneanae W.J.Kress & K.Larsen; Syst. Bot. 26: 226 (2001)
species :
Curcuma suraponii
Boonma; Biodiversitas 24(9): 4887 (2023)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma sylvatica
Valeton; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, II 27: 149 (1918)
Distribution: Java (Madura Isl.); Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
42 JAW LSI
species :
Curcuma thorelii
Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 406 (1907)
Distribution: Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD LAO VIE
species :
Curcuma tongii
Y.H.Tan & Li X.Zhang; Phytotaxa 395(3): 242 (2019)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Curcuma trichosantha
Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 407 (1907)
Distribution: Laos; Vietnam
41 LAO VIE
species :
Curcuma tuanii
H.T.Nguyen, D.D.Nguyen & N.A.Nguyen; Acta Bot. Brasil. 37-e20230028: 5 (2023)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Curcuma vamana
M.Sabu & Mangaly; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 10(2): 307 (1987 publ. 1988)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Curcuma peethapushpa Sasidh. & Sivar.; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45(3): 425 (1988 publ. 1989)
species :
Curcuma vinhlinhensis
D.D.Nguyen & T.A.Le; Biodiversitas 23(5): 2514 (2022)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Curcuma viridiflora
Roxb.; Asiat. Res. 11: 341 (1810)
Distribution: Thailand; Sumatra; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
41 THA 42 JAW LSI SUM
species :
Curcuma vitellina
Skornick. & H.Ð.Tran; Gard. Bull. Singapore 62(1): 111 (2010)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Curcuma wallichii
M.A.Rahman & Yusuf; Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 19(1): 82 (2012)
Distribution: Bangladesh
40 BAN
species :
Curcuma wanenlueanga
Saensouk, Thomudtha & Boonma; Biodiversitas 22(7): 2989, figs. 2-3 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma wilcockii
M.A.Rahman & Yusuf; Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 19(1): 83 (2012)
Distribution: Bangladesh
40 BAN
species :
Curcuma woodii
N.H.Xia & Juan Chen; Phytotaxa 227(1): 75 (2015)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Curcuma xanthella
Skornick.; Gard. Bull. Singapore 65(2): 172 (2013)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Curcuma yingdeensis
N.H.Xia & Juan Chen; Phytotaxa 388(1): 100 (2019)
Distribution: China (Guangdong)
36 CHI
species :
Curcuma yunnanensis
N.Liu & S.J.Chen; Guihaia 7(1): 16-17, f. 2 (1987)
Distribution: China (W-Yunnan); India (Meghalaya)
36 CHI 40 IND
species :
Curcuma zanthorrhiza
Roxb.; Hort. Beng. 1 (1814), nomen; Fl. Ind., ed. Carey & Wall. 1: 25 (1820); Fl. Ind., ed. Carey 1: 25 (1832)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala); Bangladesh [I]; Lesser Sunda Isl. [I]; Moluccas [I]; Santa Cruz Isl. [I]
40 ban IND 42 lsi mol 60 scz
species :
Curcuma zedoaria
(Christm.) Roscoe; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 354 (1807)
Name: Zedoary
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Timor)
42 LSI
Synonyms: hidden
= Amomum latifolium Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 4 (1796), nom. illeg.
= Amomum zedoaria Christm.; G. F. Christmann & G. W. F. Panzer, Vollst. Pflanzensyst. 5: 12 (1779)
= Curcuma malabarica Velay., Amalraj & Mural.; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 14(1): 189 (1990)
= Curcuma pallida Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 1: 9-10 (1790)
= Curcuma porphyrotaenia Zipp. ex K.Schum.; Engl., Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 114 (1904)
= Curcuma raktakanta Mangaly & M.Sabu; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 12(2): 475 (1988 publ. 1989)
= Curcuma speciosa Link; Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 3 (1821), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Erndlia zerumbet Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 199 (1792)
= Roscoea lutea (Blanco) Hassk.; Flora 47: 21 (1864), nom. illeg.
= Roscoea nigrociliata Hassk.; Flora 47: 21 (1864)
species :
Curcuma zedoarioides
Chaveer. & Tanee; J. Syst. Evol. 46(1): 86 (2008)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
