Curcuma zedoaria

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Curcuma
Subgenus: Curcuma subg. Curcuma
Species: Curcuma zedoaria

Name

Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Rosc., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 354. (1807)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Amomum zedoaria Christm. in G.F.Christmann & G.W.F.Panzer, Vollst. Pflanzensyst. 5: 12. (1779)
Homotypic
- Amomum latifolium Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 4 (1796), nom. illeg.
- Curcuma speciosa Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 3 (1821), nom. superfl.
- Zingiber truncatum Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 68 (1812), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
- Curcuma pallida Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 9 (1790)
- Erndlia zerumbet Giseke, Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 199 (1792)
- Costus luteus Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 4 (1837)
- Costus nigricans Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 2: 3 (1845)
- Roscoea lutea (Blanco) Hassk., Flora 47: 21 (1864), nom. illeg.
- Roscoea nigrociliata Hassk., Flora 47: 21 (1864)
- Curcuma porphyrotaenia Zipp. ex K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 114 (1904)
- Curcuma raktakanta Mangaly & M.Sabu, J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 12: 475 (1988 publ. 1989)
- Curcuma malabarica Velay., Amalraj & Mural., J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 14: 189 (1990)

References

Primary references

Roscoe, W. 1807. A New Arrangement of the Plants of the Monandrian Class usually called Scitamineae. The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 8: 330–357. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1807.tb00321.x . BHL Reference page.
Leong-Škorničková, J., Šída, O., Sabu, M. & Marhold, K. 2008. Taxonomic and nomenclatural puzzles in Indian Curcuma: the identity and nomenclatural history of C. zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe and C. zerumbet Roxb. (Zingiberaceae). Taxon 57(3): 949-962. DOI: 10.1002/tax.573023 ResearchGate Reference page.

Additional references

Wright, C.H.: Enumeration of all the plants known from China proper, Formosa, Hainan, The Corea, The Luchu Archipelago and the Island of Hong Kong. In: Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany Vol. 36 (No. 249/250), p. 67-75 (1903), ISSN 0368-2927, CODEN JLLBAW.
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.
Roxburgh, W. (†) 1820. Flora Indica; or Descriptions of Indian Plants. [Edited by Carey, W.] Vol. 1. 493 pp. Serampore. BHL Reference page.
Thwaites, G.H.K. 1858–1864. Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae: an enumeration of Ceylon plants, with descriptions of the new and little-known genera and species, observations on their habitats, uses, native names, etc. VIII+483 pp. Dulau & Co., London. BHL Reference page.
Hooker, J.D., assisted by various botanists, 1894. The Flora of British India Vol. 6. Orchideae to Cyperaceae. London: L. Reeve. 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.
Ridley, H.N.: The Scitamineae of the Malay Peninsula. In: Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (no. 32), p. 85-184 (1899), [C. zedoaria on p. 119].
Valeton, T. 1918. New Notes on the Zingiberaceae of Java and Malaya. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg Series 2, 27: 1-163. ISSN 0215-8906. BHL Reference page. C. zedoaria on p. 57-61
Burtt, B.L. 1977. Curcuma zedoaria. In: Gardens´ Bulletin (Singapore) Vol. 30, p. 59-62 ISSN 0374-7859, CODEN GABUAV. Reference page.
Burtt, B.L.: The nomenclature of turmeric and other Ceylon Zingiberaceae. In: Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Vol. 35 (no. 2), p. 209-215 (1977/78), ISSN 0080-4274, CODEN NRYBAD.
Balakrishnan, M.S. & Bhargava, N. 1984. The genus Curcuma Linn. (Zingiberaceae) on Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 81: 510-514.BHL Reference page.
Mangaly, J.K.; Sabu, M.: A taxonomic revision of the South Indian species of Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae). In: Rheedea Vol. 3 (no. 2), p. 139-171 (1993), ISSN 0971-2313, CODEN RHEEE2.
Wu, T.L.: Curcuma Linn. In: 产浙江瑞安 (= Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinica) Vol. 16 (pt. 2), p. 58-64 (1981); (Chinese edition); online: [1].

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Curcuma zedoaria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug. 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Curcuma zedoaria. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 14 2023.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Curcuma zedoaria in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2023 Nov. 14.

Vernacular names

English: Zedoary
suomi: Keralankurkuma
italiano: Zedoària

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