Scientific or common name:

Curcuma domestica Valeton

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ZINGIBERACEAE - Ginger family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Curcuma domestica Valeton
Nomencl. ref.: Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg ser. II, xxvii. 31 (1918).
Rank: species
See: ► Curcuma longa L.

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Common names

U.S. name: Common turmeric
English name: Indian-saffron
English name: turmeric
Spanish name: azafrán de la India
French name: safran des Indes
German name: Kurkuma

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Curcuma longa L.

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Zingiberidae
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Curcuma
Species:

1) Curcuma amada Roxb. 2) Curcuma angustifolia Roxb. 3) Curcuma aromatica Salisb. 4) Curcuma australasica Hook. f. 5) Curcuma domestica Valeton 6) Curcuma longa L. 7) Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (HI), USA+ (PR)


Map for Curcuma domestica Valeton
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Zingiberaceae)
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1) Aframomum 2) Alpinia 3) Amomum (cardamom) 4) Boesenbergia 5) Catimbium (alpinia) 6) Curcuma 7) Elettaria 8) Etlingera (waxflower) 9) Hedychium (garland-lily) 10) Hitchenia 11) Kaempferia 12) Languas (alpinia) 13) Nicolaia (waxflower) 14) Phaeomeria (waxflower) 15) Renealmia 16) Zingiber (ginger)

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Common names (Curcuma)
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1) (no name) 2) Common turmeric (Curcuma longa) 3) Curcuma (Curcuma aromatica) 4) East Indian arrowroot (Curcuma angustifolia) 5) Mango ginger (Curcuma amada) 6) Zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria)

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More species:
1) Curcuma longa L. [1747]
2) Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe [326]
3) Curima calophylla O.F. Cook [225]
4) Cuscuta approximata Bab. var. urceolata (Kunze) Yunck. [135]
5) Cuscuta australis R. Br. [160]
6) Cuscuta denticulata Engelm. var. veatchii (Brandegee) T. Beliz, ined. [144]
7) Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L. ssp. approximata (Bab.) Rouy [147]
8) Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex Schult. [469]
9) Cuscuta jepsonii Yunck. [159]
10) Cuscuta subinclusa Durand & Hilg. [135]

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