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Curcuma zedoaria

(Christm.) Roscoe (1807)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Zingiberaceae Genus: Curcuma

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 354 (1807)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Curcuma zedoaria Honolulu; Manuka State Park Preserved_Specimen Meinecke, W.H. Oahu BISH 1963-03-26
2 Curcuma zedoaria Manoa Valley: Lyon Aboretum Herb Garden. Preserved_Specimen Plant 14-18' tall; infl present as lvs unfolding; flws pink and yellow. Staples, G.W. 740 Oahu BISH 1991-05-21
3 Curcuma zedoaria H. L. Lyon Arboretum; Manoa Valley Herb Garden. Preserved_Specimen Plant 14-18' tall; infl present as lvs unfolding; flws pink and yellow. Staples, G.W. 740 Oahu BISH 1991-05-21
4 Curcuma zedoaria Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Lf 10 x 4 in., purple on midrib. Flws: Labellum and corolla pale orange, cor. tube 3/4 in. long, lobes 1/4 in.; calyx white, 3 small lobes at tip; upper bracts purple, sterile; lower bracts (2 flws hidden 2/3 in. up each) pale green, purple tipped; upper bracts change to violet. Clay, H.F. Oahu BISH
5 Curcuma zedoaria Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Bamboo Bridge section along W side of Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen Winter-dormant perennial, rhizome yellow, camphor-scented. Lvs green above, purple-red along midrib, paler beneath. Infl. basal, lower bracts green, upper ones purple-pink, tepals white, yellow base, lip yellow. Lorence, D.H. 7658 Kauai BISH 1995-04-21
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