Curcuma zedoaria
Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 8: 354. 1807.
Common names: Zedoary
IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Amomum zedoaria Christmann in G. F. Christmann and G. W. F. Panzer, Vollst. Pflanzensyst. 5: 12. 1779
Synonyms: Curcuma pallida Loureiro
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.
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Leaf-blades narrowly ovate or elliptical, 45–67 × 15–22 cm. Inflorescences erect, 11–23 × 5–10 cm; bracts of main axis whitish proximally, green (proximal bracts) or pink (distal bracts) distally; proximal bracts ovate to rectangular, deeply saccate, 4–4.5 × 4 cm, apex obtuse or truncate-apiculate; distal bracts narrowly ovate, 8–9 × 4–4.5 cm, apex rounded. Flowers: perianth white or spotted with purple; staminodes pale-yellow with yellow streak down center of lip.
Phenology: Flowering spring (May).
Habitat: Disturbed lakeshore
Elevation: 50 m
Distribution
Introduced; Fla., native, Asia (ne India)
Discussion
Curcuma zedoaria is grown commercially in Asia for its starchy rhizome, which is used as a condiment or tonic.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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filiform +
absent +
crowded +
enclosing +
spurred +
small +
yellow streak +
Zedoary +
2-7-flowered +
monochasial +
ovate +
straight +
copious +
symmetric +
bisexual +
ellipsoid +
Present +
dense +
cylindric +
true +
parallel +
petal-like +
large +
elliptical;ovate +
15cm;22cm +
laminate +
differentiated +
absent +
parietal +
axile +
basal +
fertile +
prominent +
3-carpellate +
[1-]3-locular +
inferior +
many +
copious +
connate +
differentiated +
absent +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (?) +
absent +
Transactions of the Linnean Society of London +
1807 +
pedunculate +
tuberous +
persistent +
differentiated +
open +
overlapping +
aerial +
fertile +
not petal-like +
pale-yellow +
rudimentary +
petal-like +
unbranched +
aerial +
absent +
2-lobed +
petal-like +
free +
not differentiated +
Curcuma zedoaria +
Curcuma +
species +
absent +
lingulate +
projecting +
perennial +