Zingiberaceae
Siam tulip
Curcuma alismatifolia
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Genus
- Curcuma
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Common names
By language (8)
- arz
- كركم الايسماتيفوليا
- Chinese
- 姜荷花, 薑荷花
- English
- Siam tulip
- Japanese
- クルクマ・シャローム
- Malay
- Tulip siam
- Malayalam
- കുർകുമ അലിസ്മാറ്റിഫോളിയ, സിയാം തുലിപ് ,സമ്മർ തുലിപ്
- Thai
- ปทุมมา, กระเจียวบัว, ขมิ้นโคก, ทิวลิปสยาม
- Vietnamese
- Nghệ lá từ cô
Synonyms
- Hitcheniopsis alismatifolia (Gagnep.) Loes.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: anguspritchard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ahoerstemeier, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ahoerstemeier, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Amethyst อเมทิสอเมทิส, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ahoerstemeier, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Pavan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Arthur Whiting, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Caroline Léna Becker, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Caroline Léna Becker, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Caroline Léna Becker, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Umaporn Suksirivong, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.