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Curcuma is a genus of about 100 accepted species 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. Some species are reportedly naturalised in other warm parts of the world such as tropical Africa, Central America, Florida, and various islands of the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans.The name comes from Arabic kurkum (كركم) meaning "turmeric".

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  • Curcuma is a genus of about 100 accepted species 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. Some species are reportedly naturalised in other warm parts of the world such as tropical Africa, Central America, Florida, and various islands of the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans.The name comes from Arabic kurkum (كركم) meaning "turmeric".
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  • *Erndlia (Giseke)
  • *Hitcheniopsis (Baker) Ridl.)
  • *Kua (Rheede ex Medic.)
  • *Paracautleya (R.M.Sm.)
  • *Stissera (Giseke 1792, illegitimate homonym not Heist. ex Fabr. 1759)
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