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Taxon

Curcuma longa L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 2. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (22).JPG

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

By Christopher Davidson

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Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (23).JPG

Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (23).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (17).JPG

Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (17).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (25).JPG

Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (25).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (19).JPG

Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (19).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (20).JPG

Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (20).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (27).JPG

Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (27).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (16).JPG

Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (16).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (26).JPG

Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (26).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (21).JPG

Curcuma domestica--Australia. Brisbane Bot. Gard. 15 Oct 2016. DSC02202 (21).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Occurrences

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

GBIFWFOPOWO

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