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Curcuma longa
Turmeric
As recorded: Curcuma domestica Valeton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae
- Collected by
- Moore, J.W.
- Collector number
- 494
- Date
- January 4, 1927
- Locality
- Avera Valley
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 4, 1927, Moore, J.W. also collected 11 other specimens.
Curcuma longa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 216 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
São Vicente - São Paulo, 11330, Brazil
(c) Giovanna Tallin Lourençon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Haranoda, Karnataka, India
(c) Ankita, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
臺灣島, 杉林區, 高雄市, TW
(c) jasmine5812, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
29/A, Mahewa, Naini, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211007, India
(c) Kavya Sree yadav, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
8XG4+Q56, Valparai, Tamil Nadu 642127, India
(c) Vishwa Wishtohelp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-25
Kampung Telok Kachang, Kangar, Perlis, MY
(c) Warith Wassim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Curcuma longa. BISH 734748. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956283387. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/734748.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956283387 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026