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Taxon:  Curcuma picta Roxb. ex Škorničk.



Summary
Genus:
Curcuma
Family:
Zingiberaceae
Subfamily:
Zingiberoideae
Tribe:
Zingibereae
Nomen number:
461748
Place of publication:
Taxon 57:959. 2008
Verified:
09/17/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Invalid Designation(s)
Curcuma zedoaria auct.
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Reference(s)
  1. Leong-Škorničková, J. et al. 2008. Taxonomic and nomenclatural puzzles in Indian Curcuma: the identity and nomenclatural history of C. zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe and C. zerumbet Roxb. Zingiberaceae)(. Taxon 57:949-962.
  2. Leong-Škorničková, J. et al. 2010. Back to types! Towards stability of names in Indian Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae). Taxon 59:277.
Common names
English
zedoary –
French
zedoaire –
German
Zitwer –
India (Tamil)
kua –
Indonesian
temu putih –
Malay
temu kuning –
Portuguese
zedoária –
Spanish
cedoaria –
cetoal –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia Malaya
2Cultivated    also cult. in tropics
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand
  • MALESIA: Malaysia (Malaya)
Cultivated (also cult. in tropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoringas C. zedoariaFacciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Medicinesfolklorefide Pl Res SEAs 12(1):218. 1999, as C. zedoaria; Dict Econ Pl, as C. zedoaria; CRC MedHerbs ed2, as C. zedoaria; Herbs Commerce ed2, as C. zedoariaMcGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=461748. Accessed 10 May 2025.