MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Curcuma names

Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 

 

Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb.

ENGLISH : Pink and blue ginger.

MALAY : Temu hitam ?

THAI : Kha min dam.

Curcuma amada Roxb.

ENGLISH : Mango ginger.

FRENCH : Gingembre mangue.

GERMAN : Mangoingwer.

JAPANESE : Mangoo taamerikku.

HINDI : Amada, Manga injee.

NEPALESE : Kapuur haledo.

Curcuma angustifolia Roxb.

ENGLISH :  Bombay arrowroot, Indian arrowroot, East Indian arrowroot, Tall hidden ginger.

HINDI :  Tavakhira, Tikar, Tikhar, Tikhur, Tikor, Tikora, Tikur.

KANNADA :  Koovehittu.

MALAYALAM :  Koova, Kuva, Kuva kizhanna.

MARATHI :  Tavakeera, Tavakila.

NEPALESE : Baarkhe sarro, Chakum, Haledo, Hardii, Kaalo haledo.

PERSIAN :   Tavashira.

TAMIL :  Kukaikkilanku, Kukainiru, Kuvaikkilanku.

TELUGU :   Ararutgaddalu.

SANSKRIT :   Tavakshira, Tavakshiri, Tavaksira, Tavaksiri, Tugaksiri.

Curcuma aromatica Salisb.

BURMESE : .

CHINESE : Yu jin, Yu jin (medicinal name).

ENGLISH : Aromatic turmeric, Yellow zeodary, Wild turmeric.

FRENCH : Safran des Indes.

HINDI :   जंगली हळी   Jangalii haldi .

KANNADA :  Kasthuri arishina.

MALAYALAM :  Kattumanna.

NEPALESE : Van dhaale, Van haledo.

TAMIL :  கஸ்தூதி மஞ்ஜள்   Kasturimanjal.

TELUGU :  Kasthuri pasupa.

THAI : Wan nang kham.

VIETNAMESE : Nghê rùng, Nghê trang.

Curcuma caesia Roxb.

ARABIC : Gadwâr aswad.

ENGLISH : Black zedoary.

FRENCH : Zédoaire noir.

GERMAN : Schwarze zedoarwurzel.

ITALIAN : Zedoaria nera.

MALAY : Temu hitam.

NEPALESE : Kaalo haledo.

TURKISH : Kara cadvar.

 

This species mentioned in Bedevian was not found anywhere else. Gingerwood Nursery, USA, name C. aeruginosa as "temu hitam" hitam meaning black. Could C. caesia be a synonym of C. aeruginosa ?

Curcuma elata Roxb.

ENGLISH : Giant Plume Ginger.

 

Photograph by Timothy Chapman at Gingerwood Nursery, USA.

Curcuma gracillima Gagnep.

ENGLISH : Burnt burgundy ginger, Precious curcuma.

 

Photograph of magnificient flower by Timothy Chapman at Gingerwood Nursery, USA.

Curcuma kwangsiensis S. G. Lee et C. F. Liang.

CHINESE : Guang xi e shu, Yu jin (medicinal name).

ENGLISH : Kwangsi turmeric.

 

Curcuma longa L.

SYNONYM(S) : Curcuma domestica Valeton

ARABIC : 'Aqîd hindî, Hurd, Kurkum, Timmer (Egypt).

BENGALI : Halud.

BURMESE : Sa nwin.

CHINESE : Jiang huang, Huang jiang (Cantonese Wòhng gèung, Wong keong), Yu jin (Yu chin), Yu chiu.

DANISH : Gurkemeje.

DUTCH : Geelwortel, Indaansche saffraan, Kurkuma.

ENGLISH : Curcuma, Indian saffron, Long rooted curcuma, Turmeric, Yellow ginger.

FINNISH : Maustekurkuma.

FRENCH : Arrow-root de l'Inde, Curcuma long, Safran des Indes, Safran du pays (Antilles), Safran-cooli (Antilles).

GERMAN : Gelbwurzel, Gelbwurz, Gilber Ingwer, Gilbwurzel, Indischer Safran, Kurkuma.

HINDI : Haldii (Haldi).

ITALIAN : Croco indiano, Curcuma di Levante, Curcuma lunga, Radice gialla, Safferano dell Indie.

KOREAN :   투메릭 .

JAPANESE : Taamerikku, Ukon.

KHMER : Rômiet.

LAOTIAN : Khmin khun, Khi min khun.

MALAY : Kunyit, Kunyit betul.

MALAYALAM : Manjal.

PERSIAN : Zard-chobah.

POLISH : Kurkumal, Klacze kurkumy.

PORTUGUESE : Açafrão da India.

RUSSIAN :  Куркума длинная Kurkuma dlinnaia,   Куркума домашняя Kurkuma domashniaia,  Куркумы корень  Kurkumy koren',  Tурмерик Turmerik.

SINHALESE : Kaha.

SPANISH : Azafrán de la India .

SWEDISH : Gurkmeja, Guskmeja.

TAGALOG : Dilao, Dilaw.

THAI : Kha mîn (Khamin), Kha mîn chan (Central Thailand), Kha mîn hua (Chiang Mai).

TURKISH : Hind zafrani, Kurkim, Kurkum, Zerdé djavé.

VIETNAMESE : Khuong hoàng, Nghe, Uâtkim.

Curcuma mangga Valeton & van Zijp

MALAY : Temu pauh.

THAI : Kha mîn khao.

Curcuma petiolata Roxb.

SYNONYM(S) : Curcuma cordata Wallich, nom. invalid.

ENGLISH : Hidden Ginger, Hidden lily, Jewel of Thailand, Pastel hidden ginger.

 

Photograph by Timothy Chapman at The Ornamental Ginger Page, Gingerwood Nursery, USA.

Curcuma roscoeana Wallich

ENGLISH : Jewel of Burma, Orange Hidden Ginger, Pride of Burma.

GERMAN : Roscoes Safranwurz.

THAI : Kha mîn daeng.

Curcuma sumatrana Miq.

ENGLISH : Olena ginger, Sumatra ginger.

Curcuma viridiflora Roxb.

ENGLISH : Indonesian saffron.

 

Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb.

SYNONYM(S) : Curcuma zanthorrhiza Roxb., nom. illeg.

ENGLISH : Giant curcuma, False turmeric.

GERMAN : "Temoe lawak".

MALAY : Temu lawas, Temu lawak (Indonesia).

THAI :  ว่านชักมดลูก       Wan chak mot luk.

Curcuma yunnanensis N. Liu & S.J. Chen

ENGLISH : Yunnan plume ginger.

Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe

SYNONYM(S) : Amomum zedoaria Christm. , Curcuma zedoaria (Bergius) Roxb., , Curcuma zedoaria (Berg.) Roscoe, Curcuma zerumbet (Berg.) Roxb.

ARABIC : Gadwâr, Satwâl, Zadwâr.

BOSNIAN :  Beli isiot, Isiot, Setvar.

CHINESE : E zhu, E shu, Yu jin (Medicinal name).

CROATIAN :  Beli isiot, Isiot, Setvar.

DANISH : Zedoar.

DUTCH : Zedoar, Zedoarwortel.

ENGLISH : Setwall, White turmeric, Zedoary turmeric, Zedoary.

FRENCH : Curcuma zédoaire, Gingembre bâtard, Zédoaire.

GERMAN : Zedoarwurzel, Zitwer, Zittwer Kurkume.

HINDI : Kachur.

ITALIAN : Radice di curcuma, Zedoaria, Zedoaria lunga.

LAOTIAN : Khi min khay.

MALAY : Temu kuning, Temu puteh, Temu putih (Indonesia).

NEPALESE : Kacur, Van haledo.

PORTUGUESE : Zedoária.

RUSSIAN :  Куркума зедоарская  Kurkuma zedoarskaia.

SERBIAN :   Beli isiot, Isiot, Setval.

SPANISH : Cedoaria, Cetoal.

THAI : Haeo dam (Chiang Mai), Kha mîn oi (Central Thailand), Kha mîn khuen (Northern Thailand).

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TURKISH : Çevdar, Gulpa hamar.

VIETNAMESE : Bông truât, Ngái tim, Nga truât, Tam nai.

 

REFERENCES
General Bibliography

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REFERENCES
Complementary / Specific

 

Bedevian Armenag K., 1936, Illustrated Polyglottic Dictionary of Plant Names, Argus & Papazian Presses, Cairo, Egypt.

EURODICAUTOM, On-line Technical Dictionary in 12 languages provided by the European Commission < http://eurodic.echo.lu/cgi-bin/edicbin/EuroDicWWW.pl?page=expert > (Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Latin with authority names)

Katzer Gernot, 2001, The Spice Site. < http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/generic_noframe.html?Cumi_nig.html >.

Mabberley D.J. 1997, The Plant-Book : a Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants, 2d Edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.

Middleditch Brian, 2000, Taxonomy Notes in Notes & Images for Curcuma by Dave Skinner at Le Jardin Ombragé. < http://freepages.garden.rootsweb.com/~skinnerd/Gingers/Curcuma_speciesA-F/Notes.htm >, < http://freepages.garden.rootsweb.com/~skinnerd/Gingers/Curcuma_speciesG-P/Notes.htm >,< http://freepages.garden.rootsweb.com/~skinnerd/Gingers/Curcuma_speciesR-Z/Notes.htm >.

Norman Jill, 1990, The Complete Book of Spices. RD Press, Montreal, Canada.

Smitinand Tem, 2001, Thai Plant Names - Revised Edition by The Forest Herbarium - Royal Forest Department. Bangkok. Thailand.

USDA, ARS, 2000, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl? Curcuma (11 October 2001).

Wiersema J. H. & León B. 1999, World Economic Plants : a Standard Reference. CRC Press LLC.

Xie Zongwa & Yu Youqin (Editors), 1996, Materia Medica, Chinese Terminology, Vol. 1, Renminweisheng Publishing House Beijing, China. (Latin with authority names and Chinese-simplified, text in Chinese).

 

Contributors to this page (Personal communication) : Angela Drenovac.

 

RESOURCES
Complementary / Specific

 

Magnificient collection of photos by Dave Skinner at Le Jardin Ombragé. Each attractive thumbnail is linked to a larger size even more beautiful photo.
< http://freepages.garden.rootsweb.com/~skinnerd/Gingers/Curcuma_speciesA-F/index.html >
< http://freepages.garden.rootsweb.com/~skinnerd/Gingers/Curcuma_speciesG-P/index.html >
< http://freepages.garden.rootsweb.com/~skinnerd/Gingers/Curcuma_speciesR-Z/index.html >.
Many more ornamental species (names & photos) can be found on this site.

 

 

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