Curcuma

Curcuma
Curcuma zedoaria 1896 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Zingiberaceae
Subfamily:	Zingiberoideae
Tribe:	Zingibereae
Genus:	Curcuma L. (1753), nom. cons.
Synonyms[2]
Dischema Voigt (1845) Erndlia Giseke (1792) Hitchenia Wall. (1834 publ. 1835) Hitcheniopsis (Baker) Ridl. (1924) Kua Rheede ex Medic. (1790) Laosanthus K.Larsen & Jenjitt. (2001) Paracautleya R.M.Sm. (1977) Smithatris W.J.Kress & K.Larsen (2001) Stahlianthus Kuntze (1891) Stissera Giseke 1792, illegitimate homonym not Heist. ex Fabr. 1759 Zedoaria Raf. (1838), nom. nud.

Curcuma (/ˈkɜːrkjʊmə/)^[3] is a genus of plants in the family Zingiberaceae that contains such species as turmeric and Siam tulip. They are native to Southeast Asia, southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, New Guinea and northern Australia.^[4] Some species are reportedly naturalized in other warm parts of the world such as tropical Africa, Central America, Florida, and various islands of the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Generally, most curcuma grows well in loose and sandy soil in shaded areas.^[5][6]