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Taxon:  Curcuma longa L.



Summary
Genus:
Curcuma
Family:
Zingiberaceae
Subfamily:
Zingiberoideae
Tribe:
Zingibereae
Nomen number:
12676
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:2. 1753
Verified:
05/12/2008 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
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Curcuma domestica Valeton
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
Indian-saffron –
turmeric –
French
curcuma –
safran des Indes –
German
Gelbwurzel –
Kurkuma –
Japanese Rōmaji
ukon –
Portuguese
açafrão-da-Índia –
Portuguese (Brazil)
açafrão-da-terra –
açafroeira –
gengibre-dourada –
Spanish
azafrán de la India –
cúrcuma –
Swedish
gurkmeja –
Transcribed Korean
ulgeum –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia probably native
2Cultivated    widely cult. in tropics
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (probably native)
Cultivated (widely cult. in tropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivescoloringfide Ency CNatIn; J. Med. Aromat. Pl. Sci. 19:948. 1997Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2 499-500.
Food additivesflavoringfide Ency CNatIn; J. Med. Aromat. Pl. Sci. 19:948. 1997Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2 499-500.
Materialsessential oils Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2 499-500.
Medicinessource of curcumin Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):215.
Medicinessource of curcumin Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinessource of curcumin McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Medicinessource of curcumin Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. 1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
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=12676. Accessed 10 May 2025.