Taxon

Curcuma longa L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 2. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Predicted not threatened

Curcuma longa L. belongs to the Zingiberaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (22).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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No collection number

October 15, 2016

Location

Australia, Queensland (Brisbane Botanical Gardens)

Location Remarks

152 Mount Coot Tha Rd, Mount Coot-Tha QLD 4066, Australia

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Zingiberaceae

Genus

Curcuma

Specific Epithet

longa

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#170,039 of 335,497

Top 51%

Extinction probability

15%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Curcuma domestica Valeton

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy