| Curcuma roscoeana | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Genus: | Curcuma |
| Species: | C. roscoeana
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| Binomial name | |
| Curcuma roscoeana | |
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. [2] [3] Flowers cone-shaped, bright orange or yellow, 4-5 inches. [2] [3] 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
- ^ a b c "Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - Sorting Curcuma names". Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ 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 978-0-88192-585-2. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ a b c Maria del Pilar Paz; Jeff S. Kuehny; Richard A. Criley. "Ornamental Gingers as Flowering Potted Plants" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ Jana Leong-Škorničková; Otakar Šída; Karol Marhold (February 2010). "Back to types! Towards stability of names in Indian Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae)" (PDF). Taxon. 59 (1): 269–282. doi: 10.1002/tax.591025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
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Curcuma roscoeana at Wikispecies
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| Curcuma roscoeana | |
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Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Genus: | Curcuma |
| Species: | C. roscoeana
|
| Binomial name | |
| Curcuma roscoeana | |
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. [2] [3] Flowers cone-shaped, bright orange or yellow, 4-5 inches. [2] [3] 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
- ^ a b c "Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - Sorting Curcuma names". Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ 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 978-0-88192-585-2. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ a b c Maria del Pilar Paz; Jeff S. Kuehny; Richard A. Criley. "Ornamental Gingers as Flowering Potted Plants" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ Jana Leong-Škorničková; Otakar Šída; Karol Marhold (February 2010). "Back to types! Towards stability of names in Indian Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae)" (PDF). Taxon. 59 (1): 269–282. doi: 10.1002/tax.591025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
External links
Media related to
Curcuma roscoeana at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to
Curcuma roscoeana at Wikispecies
|
| This Zingiberales-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |