Botanical Name

Curcuma longa L. [Zingiberaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collection Date-s

1779 – 1804

Collection Location

Collection location unknown; or cultivated

Colonial Context

Danish India 1620–1869

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

Curcuma longa Linn.; Amomum curcuma Jacq.

Ownership and Collection Management History

ex herb. Martin Vahl

Common Names

Turmeric [Englsh]

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

NHMD00925166

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY-NC 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)