Difference between revisions of "Curcuma"

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 2. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5; 3, 1754.

Common names: Hidden-lily
Etymology: the name in some East Indian language
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.
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Revision as of 19:02, 24 September 2019

Pseudostems absent. Inflorescences from rhizome branch without basal leaves [projecting among basal leaves], dense, cylindric; bracts of main axis crowded, [2–]4–9 cm, ovate to narrowly ovate or rectangular; cincinni sessile, 2–7-flowered, enclosed in bracts; bracteoles small, inconspicuous, hidden by bracts. Flowers: calyx short-cylindric, minutely 2–3-toothed, split down one side; corolla tube funnelform, lobes ovate or oblong; filament rectangular, plane; anther enclosed in corolla, base spurred, terminal appendage sometimes present, lingulate; lateral staminodes large, petal-like, lip concave, rounded or 2-fid. Fruits capsule, ellipsoid. x = 11, 21.

Distribution

North America, native, s Asia, Australia.

Discussion

Species ca. 50 (1 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa