Curcuma longa L.

  • Filed As

    Zingiberaceae
    Curcuma longa L.

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. James SAJ1812, 12 Nov 2013

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Central. Gebu Naru, ridge to E Yuburu village.

  • Habitat

    Lowland evergreen moss forest.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03784038

    Occurrence ID: 4497b24e-2a2e-4ed8-b8e0-285d8134a2f4

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Zingiberaceae

  • All Determinations

    Curcuma longa L.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Central

  • Locality

    Gebu Naru, ridge to E Yuburu village.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 508 m. (1667 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -9.43128, 147.588

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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Herbarium Pacificum (BISH)
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
ZINGIBERACEAE
Curcuma longa L.
Central Province; Gebu Naru, ridge to E Yuburu village.
9.43128° S 147.58757° E 508 m
Lowland evergreen moss forest. Terrestrial herb, forming corms,
pink-white at base; leaves broadly lanceolate, 45 x 13 cm,
discolorous, petiole sheathing, ca. 40 cm long; flowers yellow,
tubular, 4-lobed, ca. 3 cm long, zygomorphic, subtended by
green bract, terminus of inflorescence consisting of pink bracts.
Supported by NSF Grant DEB-0950207. PCMB 12289
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Coll. James, S.A. SAJ1812
Damas, D.; Daragi, A.; Isa, M.; Nirio, S
Det. LAE
Accession: 2013.135
BISH 761158
03784038