Zingiberaceae
Jewel of Burma
Curcuma roscoeana
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Genus
- Curcuma
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 观音姜
- English
- Jewel of Burma
- Japanese
- クルクマ・ロスコエアナ
Synonyms
- Curcuma coccinea Wall. ex Baker
- Curcuma kurzii King ex Baker
- Hitchenia roscoeana (Wall.) Benth.
- Hitcheniopsis roscoeana (Wall.) Loes.
Photos
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: gbohne from Berlin, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, 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.