Zingiberaceae

Curcuma

Curcuma aromatica Salisb.

Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Curcuma

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Common names

By language (16)

ban: Temu agung
Bulgarian: Ароматна куркума
Chinese: 郁金, 鬱金, 姜黄, 莪术, 郁金（毛郁金）^, 毛郁金
English: Curcuma, Wild turmeric
Hindi: Van haldi
Japanese: キョウオウ
Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಅರಿಸಿನ
Korean: 강황
lzh: 鬱金
Malayalam: കസ്തൂരിമഞ്ഞൾ, കസ്തൂരി മഞ്ഞൾ
Russian: Куркума ароматная
Tamil: கத்தூரி மஞ்சள்
Thai: ว่านนางคำ
Ukrainian: Куркума ароматна
Vietnamese: Nghệ rừng, Nghệ trắng
za: Gohinghenj

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.