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Curcuma longa L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Sp. Pl.: 2 (1753)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Zingiberales
family
Zingiberaceae
genus
Curcuma
species
Curcuma longa

Name

Synonyms
Amomum curcuma Jacq.
Amomum curcuma Murray
Curcuma brog Valeton
Curcuma domestica L.
Curcuma domestica Valeton
Curcuma longa var. vanaharidra Velay., Pandrav., J.K.George & Varapr.
Curcuma ochrorhiza Valeton
Curcuma soloensis Valeton
Curcuma tinctoria Guibourt
Kua domestica Medik.
Stissera curcuma Giseke
Stissera curcuma Raeusch.
Vurcuma longa var. vanaharidra Velay
Homonyms
Curcuma longa L.
Common names
Common Turmeric in English
Curcuma in French
Curcuma long, Safran, Curcuma, Curry, Safran des Indes, Safran pays in French
Curcuma, Safran des Indes, Safran calédonien, Safran des îles, Safran de montagne, Safran du pays, Faux safran, Safran in French
Dohâny, Pae-dohân in language.
Dohâny, Pae-dohân in language.
Doongany, Dohâny in language.
Gelbwurzel in German
Indian-saffron in English
Kari in language.
Kari, Curry in language.
Kurkuma in German
Lenga, Lenga melo in language.
Mtsindzano in language.
Nrowà in language.
Nyan in language.
Nyan, Kari in language.
Nyen, Kari in language.
Nyen, Kari in language.
Tamotamo, Longoza, M'tsindzano massera in language.
Turmeric in English
azafrán de la India in Spanish
açafroeira in language.
açafrão-da-terra in language.
açafrão-da-Índia in Portuguese
common turmeric in English
curcuma in French
cúrcuma in Spanish
gengibre-dourada in language.
gurkmeja in Swedish
rega in language.
re’a tahiti in language.
re’a tahiti, re’a in Tahitian
re’a, re’a taetaevao, re’a tahiti, ge’a, ge’a tahiti, ge’a amu in language.
safran des Indes in French
turmeric in English
turmeric in English
ukon in language.
ulgeum in language.
èna in language.
Turmeric in English

Bibliographic References

  1. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021ash), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CULO
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