Curcuma ceratotheca

Curcuma ceratotheca
Preserved specimen of Curcuma ceratotheca, consisting of very large green leaves, and orange-brown inflorescences
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Curcuma
Species:
C. ceratotheca
Binomial name
Curcuma ceratotheca

Curcuma ceratotheca is a species of flowering plant in the family Zingiberaceae. The species was described in 1899, and is native to Sulawesi. It has rhizomes.

Taxonomy

The species was described by Karl Moritz Schumann in 1899.[1]

Distribution

Curcuma ceratotheca is native to the wet tropical biome of Sulawesi.[2]

Description

Curcuma ceratotheca has rhizomes and underground storage organs.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Curcuma ceratotheca K.Schum". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
  2. 1 2 "Curcuma ceratotheca". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-06-27.

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