Curcuma roscoeana Wall.

Jewel of burma (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Curcuma

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.7-0.9m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.7 - 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Curcuma roscoeana unspecified picture

Distribution

Curcuma roscoeana world distribution map, present in Andorra, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Thailand

Conservation status

Curcuma roscoeana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000365997
COL ID 32K3K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Curcuma kurzii Curcuma roscoeana Hitchenia roscoeana Hitcheniopsis roscoeana Curcuma coccinea