Curcuma longa(CURLO)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: CURLO
- Preferred name: Curcuma longa
- Authority: Linnaeus
India. Cultivated as a root vegetable, yielding the spice/colouring agent turmeric. Introduced in Bangladesh, Indochina (except Laos), Malesia (except Sulawesi, Moluccas), China (southwestern, including Tibet, Taiwan), Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, Central America, Caribbean, New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)
Name | Authority |
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Curcuma domestica | Valeton |
Name | Language |
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turmeric | English |
Gelbwurzel | German |
Kurkuma | German |
curcuma | French |
safran des Indes | French |
azafron de la India | Spanish |
curcuma longa | Spanish |
curcuma | Italian |
radice gialla | Italian |
açafrão-das-índias | Portuguese |
açafrão-dos-trópicos | Portuguese |
curcuma | Portuguese |
ukon | Japanese |
ウコン | Japanese |
камин чан | Russian |
jiāng huáng | Chinese |
姜黄 | Chinese |
haldee | Hindi |
हल्दी | Hindi |
kunyit | Indonesian |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Commelinids (
1COMD )
Order
Zingiberales (
1ZINO )
Family
Zingiberaceae (
1ZINF )
Subfamily
Zingiberoideae (
1ZINS )
Genus
Curcuma (
1CURG )
Species
Curcuma longa (
CURLO )