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Curcuma
Curcuma () is a genus of plants in the ginger 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. 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.
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Curcuma subg. Curcuma
subgenusCurcuma
Hitcheniopsis
subgenusHitcheniopsis
Ecomatae
subgenusEcomatae
Curcuma thorelii
speciesCurcuma thorelii
Curcuma myanmarensis
speciesCurcuma myanmarensis
Curcuma aurantiaca
speciesCurcuma aurantiaca
Curcuma glauca
speciesCurcuma glauca
Curcuma peramoena
speciesCurcuma peramoena
Curcuma campanulata
speciesCurcuma campanulata
Curcuma gracillima
speciesCurcuma gracillima
Curcuma attenuata
speciesCurcuma attenuata
Curcuma lithophila
speciesCurcuma lithophila
Curcuma albiflora
speciesCurcuma albiflora
Curcuma strobilifera
speciesCurcuma strobilifera
Curcuma clovisii
speciesCurcuma clovisii
Curcuma nepalensis
speciesCurcuma nepalensis
Curcuma pygmaea
speciesCurcuma pygmaea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 119267.