Herbarium catalogue

Family: Zingiberaceae

Curcuma zanthorrhiza Roxb.

Country of origin: Not recorded

Description: Rhizome orange inside. Leafless-sheath green with brown flush. Leaf-sheath green. Petiole green. Leaves green with narrow purplish brown flush along the midrib on both surface, purple glush remain on down th emiddle in old leaves, midrib puplish green on upper surface, green on lower surgace. Inflorescence lateral. Scape green. Flower bract gren tipped with puplish. Coma bract dark pink at tip getting dull whtie towards base. Calyx transparent or coloutless (toothlets light red, Valeton). Corolla tube yellowish white. Corolla lobes pinkish white. Labellum yellow, median darker with purple spot in the centre. Lateral staminodes light yellow with pinkish spot at the back (whitish, Holttum).

Collection number: 81 MA

Collection date: July 2000

Barcode: E00201429

Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00201429

Herbarium region: Cultivated (Cultivated)

Number of sheets: 1