Curcuma Curcuma

Curcuma - Definition and Overview

Curcuma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Liliopsida
Subclass:Zingiberidae
Order:Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Curcuma
Species
many, see text


Curcuma is the genus in the Zingiberaceae family that contains such species as turmeric and Siam Tulip.

Species

  • Curcuma aeruginosa
  • Curcuma albicoma
  • Siam Tulip, Curcuma alismatifolia
  • Curcuma amada
  • Curcuma amarissima
  • Curcuma aromatica (wild turmeric)
  • Curcuma bicolor
  • Curcuma chuanezhu
  • Curcuma chuanhuangjiang
  • Curcuma chuanyujin
  • Curcuma comosa
  • Curcuma ecomata
  • Curcuma elata
  • Curcuma epithymum
  • Curcuma exigua
  • Curcuma harmandii
  • Curcuma kwangsiensis
  • Turmeric, Curcuma longa
  • Curcuma parviflora
  • Curcuma petiolata
  • Curcuma aff. petiolata 95KL45298
  • Curcuma phaeocaulis
  • Curcuma roscoeana
  • Curcuma rubescens
  • Curcuma sichuanensis
  • Curcuma thorelii
  • Curcuma wenyujin
  • Curcuma xanthorrhiza (temu lawak)
  • Curcuma yunnanensis
  • Curcuma zedoaria (zedoary)
  • Curcuma sp. Kress 01-6874
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