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Zingiberaceae
Curcuma

not marked as a favorite taxon *Curcuma picta Roxburgh ex Škorničková. Common name: Zedoary, White Turmeric. Phenology: May. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of se. Asia.

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Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Taxonomy Comments: See Leong-Škorničková et al. (2008, 2010) for explanation of the replacement for this species of the name C. zedoaria with C. picta.

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Leong-Škorničková, Šída, & Marhold (2010); = Curcuma zedoaria (Bergius) Roscoe — FNA22, WH3. Basionym: Curcuma picta Roxb. ex Škorničk. 2008

Links to other floras: = Curcuma zedoaria - FNA22

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