Curcuma roscoeana
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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 сone-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
- ^ a b c "Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - Sorting Curcuma names". Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 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.
- ^ a b c Maria del Pilar Paz; Jeff S. Kuehny; Richard A. Criley. "Ornamental Gingers as Flowering Potted Plants" (PDF). Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
External links
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