Four new Curcuma species (Zingiberaceae) from Thailand
Jana Leong‐Škorničková, Sutthinut Soonthornkalump, W. Thongbai
Abstract
Four new Curcuma species ( Zingiberaceae ) from Thailand are described here. Curcuma fimbriata , C. micrantha and C. spathulata belong to C. subg. Hitcheniopsis , while C. globulifera belongs to the nominal C. subg. Curcuma . Each species is compared to the morphologically closest species and detailed descriptions, colour plates and information on their distribution, ecology, phenology and uses are provided. A preliminary IUCN conservation assessment of each of these species is proposed.
Topics & Concepts
ZingiberaceaeBiologyCurcumaIUCN Red ListBotanyPhenologyConservation statusTaxonomy (biology)EcologyRhizomeHabitatGinger and Zingiberaceae researchCurcumin's Biomedical ApplicationsPharmacological Effects of Medicinal Plants