Curcuma longa

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

Curcuma longa L., Sp. pl. 1: 2. (1753)

• Homotypic
  • Kua domestica Medik., Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 396 (1790), nom. superfl.
  • Stissera curcuma Giseke, Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 249 (1792), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Amomum curcuma Jacq., Hort. Bot. Vindob. 3: 5 (1776)
  • Curcuma tinctoria Guibourt, Hist. Nat. Drog. Simpl. 2: 208 (1876)
  • Curcuma brog Valeton, Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 27: 48 (1918)
  • Curcuma domestica Valeton, Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 27: 31 (1918)
    • Note: A cultigen from India
  • Curcuma ochrorhiza Valeton, Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 27: 45 (1918)
  • Curcuma soloensis Valeton, Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 27: 46 (1918)
  • Curcuma longa var. vanaharidra Velay., Pandrav., J.K.George & Varapr., J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 33: 173 (2009)

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 2. Reference page. 

• Leong-Škorničková, J.A.N.A., Šída, O., Wijesundara, S. & Marhold, K. 2008. On the identity of turmeric: the typification of Curcuma longa L. (Zingiberaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 157(1): 37-46. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00788.x Reference page. 
• 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.  p. 78-80.
• Ridley, H.N. 1899. The Scitamineae of the Malay Peninsula. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (no. 32): 85–184, [C. longa on p. 120].
• Burtt, B.L. 1977/78. The nomenclature of turmeric and other Ceylon Zingiberaceae. In: Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden 35(2): 209–215.
• Mangaly, J.K. & Sabu, M. 1993. A taxonomic revision of the South Indian species of Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae). In: Rheedea 3(2): 139–171.
• Wu, T.L. 1981. Curcuma Linn. In: 产浙江瑞安 (Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinica) 16(pt. 2): 58–64; (Chinese edition); online: [1].

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

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