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Taxon:  Curcuma zanthorrhiza Roxb.



Summary
Genus:
Curcuma
Family:
Zingiberaceae
Subfamily:
Zingiberoideae
Tribe:
Zingibereae
Nomen number:
411356
Place of publication:
Fl. ind. 1:25. 1820
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
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Reference(s)
  1. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs Note: lists as "xanthorrhiza"
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: lists as "xanthorrhiza"; = C. zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe
  3. Flach, M. & F. Rumawas, eds. 1996. Plants yielding non-seed carbohydrates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 9:74-76. Note: as xanthorrhiza
  4. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas. Note: lists as "zanthorrhiza"
  5. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: as xanthorrhiza = C. zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe
  6. Newman, M. et al. 2004. Checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Malesia. Blumea Suppl. 16:66. Note: lists as "zanthorrhiza"
  7. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Sirirugsa, P. et al. 2007. The genus Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae): distribution and classification with reference to species diversity in Thailand. Gard. Bull. Singapore 59:212.
  10. Škorničková, J. & M. Sabu. 2005. The identity and distribution of Curcuma zanthorrhiza Roxb. (Zingiberaceae). Gard. Bull. Singapore 57:199-210. Note: lists as "zanthorrhiza"
  11. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
Indonesian
temu lawak –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaLesser Sunda IslandsBali
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaMalukuAmbon
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands (Bali), Maluku (Ambon)], Malaysia
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodstarch Flach, M. & F. Rumawas, eds. 1996. Plants yielding non-seed carbohydrates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 9:74-76. Note: as xanthorrhiza
Medicinesfolklorefide Pl Res SEAs 9:74. 1996; Pl Res SEAs 12(1):217. 1999; F Guianas; CRC MedHerbs ed2Flach, M. & F. Rumawas, eds. 1996. Plants yielding non-seed carbohydrates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 9:74-76. Note: as xanthorrhiza
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=411356. Accessed 2 June 2025.