Curcuma roscoeana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Curcuma
Species:
C. roscoeana
Binomial name
Curcuma roscoeana
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.[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

  1. 1 2 3 "Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - Sorting Curcuma names". Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. ↑ 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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