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Curcuma L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. 1:2. (1753); Lectotypified in: Nomencl. Bot. 1. (1821) by Steudel E.G.v.   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000010089.

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Synonyms of Curcuma

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Hitchenia Wall. Trans. Med. Soc. Calcutta 7:215. (1835) — wfo-4000018003
Hitcheniopsis (Baker) Ridl. Fl. Malay. Penin. 4: 233. 1924. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000018004
Laosanthus K.Larsen & Jenjitt. Nordic J. Bot. 21:135. (2001) — wfo-4000020574
Smithatris W.J.Kress & K.Larsen Syst. Bot. 26:226. (2001) — wfo-4000035627
Stahlianthus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2:697. (1891) — wfo-4000036261
Zedoaria Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4:53. (1838) — wfo-4000049054

Subgenuses in Curcuma ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} subgenuses ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Curcuma:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma achrae Saensouk & Boonma Rheedea 32(1): 31. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040825
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma americana Lam. – — wfo-0000365422
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma aruna Maknoi & Saensouk Biodiversitas 22(9): 3911. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040184
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma chantaranothaii Boonma & Saensouk Biodiversitas 22(4): 1658, figs. 1-3. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000026563
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma charanii Boonma & Saensouk Biodiversitas 22(4): 1667, figs. 6-7. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000026564
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma cinnabarina Škorničk. & Soonthornk. Edinburgh J. Bot. 77(3): 392. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000021894
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma eburnea Škorničk., Suksathan & Soonthornk. Edinburgh J. Bot. 77(3): 396. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000021895
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma fimbriata Škorničk. & Soonthornk. Blumea 65(3): 245, fig. 1. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000021896
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma globulifera Škorničk. & Soonthornk. Blumea 65(3): 250, fig. 4. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000021897
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma gulinqingensis N.H.Xia & Juan Chen Nordic J. Bot. 31: 714 (2013) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001337928
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma ignea Ruchis. & Jenjitt. Edinburgh J. Bot. 80-1959: 2 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000055533
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma kayahensis Nob.Tanaka & M.M.Aung Phytotaxa 387(3): 246. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000031800
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma lampangensis Saensouk, Maknoi & Rakarcha Biodiversitas 23(9): 4449. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040662
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma lindstromii Škorničk. & Soonthornk. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000043241
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma lithophila Škorničk. & Soonthornk. Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 49(1): 32, figs. 1-2. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000026565
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma luteoviridis Van Geert Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 83: 10. 1882 (1882) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000037130
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma micrantha Škorničk. & Soonthornk. Blumea 65(3): 247, fig. 2. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000021898
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma nakhonphanomensis Boonma, Saensouk & P.Saensouk Biodiversitas 23(11): 6040-6048.2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000042947
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma nepalensis M.Sabu, Kasaju & S.Subedi Ann. Bot. Fenn. 60(1): 185 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000055796
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma ornata Wall. ex Voigt – — wfo-0001426596
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma papilionacea Soonthornk., Ongsakul & Škorničk. Phytotaxa 432(1): 12. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000021899
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma phrayawan Boonma & Saensouk Biodiversitas 22(4): 1668, figs. 8-9. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000026566
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma pitukii Maknoi, Saensouk, Rakarcha & Thammar. Biodiversitas 22(9): 3912. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040185
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma puangpeniae Boonma & Saensouk Biodiversitas 22(4): 1669, figs. 10-11. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000026567
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma purpurata Boonma & Saensouk Biodiversitas 22(4): 1670, figs. 12-13. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000026568
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma putii Maknoi & Jenjitt. Ann. Bot. Fenn. 56(4-6): 351. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000031801
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma rangjued Saensouk & Boonma Biodiversitas 22(9): 3662, figs. 1-3. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000026569
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma rangsimae Boonma & Saensouk Biodiversitas 22(4): 1659, figs. 4-5. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000026570
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma rosea Saensouk">P.Saensouk, Saensouk & Boonma Biodiversitas 23(9): 4581. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040733
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma roxburghii M.A.Rahman & Yusuf Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 19: 80 (2012) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001334701
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma rufostriata Škorničk. & Soonthornk. Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 49(1): 36, figs. 3-4. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000026571
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma ruiliensis N.H.Xia & Juan Chen Nordic J. Bot. 39(2)-e02910: 2. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000026572
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma sabhasrii Saensouk, Maknoi, Wongnak & Rakarcha Biodiversitas 23(9): 4452. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040663
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma saraburiensis Boonma & Saensouk Taiwania 64(3): 245. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000031802
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma sect. Amphiantha Horan. Prodr. Monogr. Scitam. 23; Lectotypified in: Taxon 64:366. (2015) by Leong-Škorniĉková, J., Šída, O., Záveská, E. & Marhold, K. — wfo-0001426318
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma sect. Exantha (Horan.) Baker Fl. Brit. India 209 — wfo-3400012091
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma sect. Exantha Horan. Prodr. Monogr. Scitam. 22; Lectotypified in: Taxon 64:366. (2015) by Leong-Škorniĉková, J., Šída, O., Záveská, E. & Marhold, K. — wfo-0001426322
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma sect. Mesantha (Horan.) Baker Fl. Brit. India 213 — wfo-3400012093
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma sect. Mesantha Horan. Prodr. Monogr. Scitam. 23 — wfo-0001426323
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma sect. Nontuberosa Velay., Mural., Amalraj, P.L.Gautam & S.Mandal Sci. Monogr. Natl. Bur. Pl. Genet. Resources 4:46. (1999) — wfo-3400009916
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma sixsensesensis D.D.Nguyen & T.A.Le Biodiversitas 23(5): 2513. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040658
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma spathulata Škorničk. & Soonthornk. Blumea 65(3): 250, fig. 3. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000021900
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma stahlianthoides Škorničk. & Soonthornk. Blumea 67(1): 71. 2022 [15 Jun 2022] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000041562
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma stolonifera Nob.Tanaka, K.Armstr. & M.M.Aung Brittonia 72(3): 269. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200007842
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma strobilifera Wall. – — wfo-0001426595
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma subgen. Curcuma – – — wfo-3500004048
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma subgen. Eucurcuma K.Schum. Pflanzenr. IV (Heft 20):100 — wfo-3500000325
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma subgen. Paracurcuma Valeton Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg (series 2) 27:10. (1918); Lectotypified in: Taxon 64:366. (2015) by Leong-Škorniĉková, J., Šída, O., Záveská, E. & Marhold, K. — wfo-3500000326
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma subsect. Nontuberoamphiantha Velay., Mural., Amalraj, P.L.Gautam & S.Mandal Sci. Monogr. Natl. Bur. Pl. Genet. Resources 4:47. (1999) — wfo-3000003210
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma subsect. Nontuberoexantha Velay., Mural., Amalraj, P.L.Gautam & S.Mandal Sci. Monogr. Natl. Bur. Pl. Genet. Resources 4:46. (1999) — wfo-3000003211
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma subsect. Nontuberomesantha Velay., Mural., Amalraj, P.L.Gautam & S.Mandal Sci. Monogr. Natl. Bur. Pl. Genet. Resources 4:47. (1999) — wfo-3000003212
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma subsect. Tuberoamphiantha Velay., Mural., Amalraj, P.L.Gautam & S.Mandal Sci. Monogr. Natl. Bur. Pl. Genet. Resources 4:46. (1999) — wfo-3000003213
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma subsect. Tuberoexantha Velay., Mural., Amalraj, P.L.Gautam & S.Mandal Sci. Monogr. Natl. Bur. Pl. Genet. Resources 4:45. (1999) — wfo-3000003214
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma subsect. Tuberomesantha Velay., Mural., Amalraj, P.L.Gautam & S.Mandal Sci. Monogr. Natl. Bur. Pl. Genet. Resources 4:46. (1999) — wfo-3000003215
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma suphanensis Saensouk">P.Saensouk, Boonma, Rakarcha, Maknoi, Wongnak & Saensouk Biodiversitas 23(9): 4579. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040731
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma suraponii Boonma Biodiversitas 24(9): 4887. 2023 [Sep 2023] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000057272
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma thailandica Boonma & Saensouk J. Jap. Bot. 95(4): 214. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000021901
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma tongii Y.H.Tan & Li X.Zhang Phytotaxa 395(3): 242. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000031803
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma tuanii H.T.Nguyen, D.D.Nguyen & N.A.Nguyen Acta Bot. Brasil. 37-e20230028: 5. [27 Oct 2023] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000057813
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma urceolata Rich. ex Petersen Fl. bras. (3):167 — wfo-0000366145
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma vinhlinhensis D.D.Nguyen & T.A.Le Biodiversitas 23(5): 2514. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040659
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma wallichii M.A.Rahman & Yusuf Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 19: 82 (2012) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001334703
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma wanenlueanga Saensouk, Thomudtha & Boonma Biodiversitas 22(7): 2989, figs. 2-3. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000026573
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma wenchowensis Y.H.Chen & C.Ling – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001356224
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma xanthorrhiza D.Dietr. Syn. Pl. [D. Dietrich] i. 19. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001426597
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Curcuma yingdeensis N.H.Xia & Juan Chen Phytotaxa 388(1): 100. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000031804