Curcuma longa

Summary

Curcuma longa is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,121 views/month, #275 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Curcuma longa's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Curcuma longa is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Curcuma longa's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Data Deficient^[5].
• Curcuma longa belongs to the parent taxon Curcuma^[6].
• Curcuma longa's scientific name is Curcuma longa^[7].
• Curcuma longa is a type of useful plant^[8].
• Curcuma longa is used for dye^[9].
• Curcuma longa is used for medicinal plant^[10].
• Curcuma longa is used for vegetable^[11].
• Curcuma longa is used for dye plant^[12].
• Curcuma longa is used for spice^[13].
• Curcuma longa's Commons category is recorded as Curcuma longa^[14].
• Curcuma longa comprises turmeric rhizome^[15].
• Curcuma longa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Curcuma longa^[16].
• Curcuma longa's Commons gallery is recorded as Curcuma longa^[17].
• Curcuma longa's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e^[18].
• Curcuma longa's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4^[19].
• Curcuma longa's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[20].
• Curcuma longa's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao^[21].
• Curcuma longa's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(2)^[22].
• Curcuma longa's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Curcuma longa's described by source is recorded as Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands^[24].
• Curcuma longa's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=12676^[25].
• Curcuma longa's this taxon is source of is recorded as turmeric^[26].
• Curcuma longa's this taxon is source of is recorded as turmeric rhizome^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Curcuma longa is Curcuma longa^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Curcuma^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common turmeric'}^[28], {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'it'}^[29], {'lang': 'arz', 'text': 'كركم'}^[30], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Curcuma'}^[31], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Curcuma'}^[32], and {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Cúrcuma'}^[33].

Identifiers

Curcuma longa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 136217^[34]. Curcuma longa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1122309^[35]. Curcuma longa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2757624^[36]. Curcuma longa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42394^[37].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Curcuma longa include Typhoon Guchol^[38], a typhoon^[39], in Japan^[40].

Why It Matters

Curcuma longa ranks in the top 0.14% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,121 views/month, #275 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 91 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for it include Typhoon Guchol^[38], a typhoon^[39], in Japan^[40].