Curcuma roscoeana

Curcuma roscoeana
Curcuma Roscoeana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Curcuma
Species: C. roscoeana
Binomial name
Curcuma roscoeana
Wall.
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Illustration from Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, including detailed roots, petals, etc.

Curcuma Roscoeana (also known as Jewel of Burma[1][2], Orange Ginger, Orange Hidden Ginger[1], Pride of Burma[1] or Burmese Hidden Lily[2]) is a plant of the Zingiberaceae or ginger family.

It is native to Burma, India, Southeast Asia and Malaysia; its wild habitat is threatened.[2]

Average height 2-3 feet.[3][2] Flowers сone-shaped, bright orange or yellow, 4-5 inches.[3][2] Blooms summer, fall.[2] Bracts peach-orange to dark read-orange.[2] Leaves broadly ovate to elliptic, light green with darker veins, up to 12 inches long.[2]

It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant for its beautiful flowers.[3] It is one of the most popular curcumas.[2]

Synonyms include: Curcuma kurzii King ex Baker; Curcuma coccinea Wall. ex Baker, nom. nud.; Hitchenia roscoeana Wall.; Hitcheniopsis roscoeana Wall.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - Sorting Curcuma names". http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/new/Curcuma.html. Retrieved 6 June 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Llamas, Kirsten Albrecht (2003). Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation. Timber Press. p. 367. ISBN 9780881925852. http://books.google.com/books?id=WxW4Scq6kU8C&dq=%22Tropical+Flowering+Plants%22;+Kirsten+Albrect+Llamas;+2003&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=PPMLTNG2OaSXOPbFpc8P&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=roscoeana&f=false. Retrieved 6 June 2010. 
  3. ^ a b c Maria del Pilar Paz, Jeff S. Kuehny, Richard A. Criley. "Ornamental Gingers as Flowering Potted Plants". http://www.lsuagcenter.com/NR/rdonlyres/ABEF9350-D68F-4129-BA78-A9310212FDE7/9090/OFAGinger.pdf. Retrieved 6 June 2010. 
  4. ^ Jana Leong-Škorničková, Otakar Šída, Karol Marhold (February 2010). "Back to types! Towards stability of names in Indian Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae)". Taxon 59 (1): 269–282. http://ibot.sav.sk/karolx/PDF_files/curcuma_taxon2010.pdf. Retrieved 6 June 2010. 

External links

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