Curcuma longa L.

Medicinal parts:Rhizome

Native to:India

Introduced into:Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Easter Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Marquesas, Mauritius, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam, Windward Is.

Homotypic Synonyms:Kua domestica Medik. ;Stissera curcuma Giseke;

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