Zingiberaceae FAMILY

Curcuma aurantiaca

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial

Growth—

A plant of the tropics, preferring to grow in areas with a distinct dry season^[1]. Plants in this genus generaly prefer a humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade^[2].

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe^[3]. Germinates best at temperatures around 20°c^[3]. Division of the rhizome when the plant is dormant. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Curcuma+aurantiaca>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore. Vol. 13 — Government Printing Office, Singapore · 1950 ↩︎A botanical journal, it includes a treatment of the Zingiberaceae of the Malay Peninsula.
[2]Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants — Ahmed Fayaz · Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand · 2011 · ISBN 978-1-55407-489 ↩︎A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
[3]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[4]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.