Curcuma longa
plant used as spice
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Summary
Curcuma longa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,209 views/month, #275 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Data Deficient[4]
- Parent taxon: Curcuma[5]
- Taxon name: Curcuma longa[6]
- Subclass of: useful plant[7]
- Has use: dye[8], medicinal plant[9], vegetable[10], dye plant[11], spice[12]
- Commons category: Curcuma longa[13]
- Has part(s): turmeric rhizome[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Curcuma longa[15]
- Commons gallery: Curcuma longa[16]
- Described at URL: https://yerbateca.org/plantas/curcuma-longa/[17]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[18], https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[19]
- Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[20], Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[21], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(2)[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23], Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[24]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=12676[25]
- This taxon is source of: turmeric[26], turmeric rhizome[27], Curcuma oil[28], turmeric leaf[29], smell of turmeric[30]
- Short name: C. longa[31]
- Taxon common name: common turmeric[32], Curcuma longa[33], كركم[34], Curcuma[35], Cúrcuma[36], kurkuma[37], 姜黄[38]
- Different from: turmeric[39], turmeric rhizome[40], Safran[41], Curcuma aromatica[42]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q138297502[43]
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Identifiers
Curcuma longa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 136217[44]. Curcuma longa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1122309[45]. Curcuma longa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2757624[46]. Curcuma longa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42394[47].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Curcuma longa include Typhoon Guchol[48], a typhoon[49], in Japan[50].
Why It Matters
Curcuma longa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 113 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for it include Typhoon Guchol[48], a typhoon[49], in Japan[50].