Zingiberaceae
Curcuma

Curcuma inodora Blatt.

First published in J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 26: 357 (1930 publ. 1931)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. India. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Raju, V.S., Reddy, C.S. & Ragan, A. (2006). Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae) in Andhra Pradesh: a preliminary study. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 30: 773-775.
  • Škornicková, J.L., Sída, O. & Marhold, K. (2010). Back to types! Towards stability of names in Indian Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae). Taxon 59: 269-282.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Jagtap, S. D. et al. (2009). Traditional ethnomedicinal knowledge confined to the Pawra tribe of Satpura hills, Maharashtra, India. Ethnobotanical Leaflets 13: 98–115.
  • Leong-Škorničková, J., Šída, O. & Marhold, K. (2010). Back to types! Towards stability of names in Indian Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae). Taxon 59: 269–282.
  • Mangaly, J. K. & Sabu, M. (1993). A taxonomic revision of the south Indian species of Curcuma. Rheeda 3: 139–171.
  • Patil, H. M. & Bhaskar, V. V. (2005). Medicinal uses of plants by tribal medicine men of Nandurbar district Maharashtra. Natural Product Radiance 5: 125–130.
  • Raju, V. S., Reddy, C. S. & Ragan, A. (2006). Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae) in Andhra Pradesh: a preliminary study. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 30: 773–775.
  • Reddy, S. et al. (2006). Ethnobotanical observations of some endemic plants of Eastern Ghats, India. Ethnobotanical Leaflets 10: 82–91.
  • Rommand-Monnier, F. (2009). Curcuma inodora. Assessment using IUCN Categories and Criteria 3.1 (IUCN 2001). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010). Curcuma inodora. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. (Accessed 12 March 2012).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Raju, V.S., Reddy, C.S. & Ragan, A. (2006). Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae) in Andhra Pradesh: a preliminary study. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 30: 773-775.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2005 [Verma] [687] India K000496032 Type Yes
Sep 1, 2005 Aboo [79] India K000459668 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
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