Curcuma leucorrhiza

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Curcuma leucorrhiza Roxb., Asiat. Res. 11: 337. 1810.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Roxburgh, W. 1810. Description of several of the Monandrous Plants of India belonging to the natural order called Scitamineae by Linnaeus; Cannae by Jussiue, and Drimyrhizae by Ventenat. Asiatic Researches, or Transactions of the Society Vol 11 218:362. BHL Reference page.

Hooker, J.D., assisted by various botanists, 1886–1890. The Flora of British India, Vol. 5. Chenopodiaceae to Orchideae. 910 pp. London: L. Reeve. BHL Reference page.
Roxburgh, W. (†) 1820. Flora Indica; or Descriptions of Indian Plants. [Edited by Carey, W.] Vol. 1. 493 pp. Serampore. BHL Reference page. p. 337
Roscoe, W. 1828. Monandrian Plants of the Order Scitamineae Chiefly Drawn from Living Specimens in the Botanical Gardens at Liverpool. BHL Reference page.
Schumann, K.M. 1904. Zingiberaceae. In Engler, A. (ed.) Das Pflanzenreich. IV. 46 (Heft 20). 458 pp. Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig. BHL Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Curcuma leucorrhiza in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov. 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Curcuma leucorrhiza. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 17 2023.