CURCUMA LONGA Curcuma longa
Key Properties
Species
| Binomial | Curcuma longa |
|---|---|
| Accepted name | Curcuma longa L. |
| POWO status | accepted |
| Family | Zingiberaceae |
| IPNI identifier | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:796451-1 |
Source: Govaerts R. (ed.), World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, accessed on 21/09/2026.
According to the World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP, Kew), in the extract read on 21 September 2026, Curcuma longa L. is a name of rank “Species” with the status “Accepted”, placed in the family Zingiberaceae.
Which name is accepted, and what does WCVP record?
The WCVP record of Curcuma longa L. carries the identifier 235249.
Where does the distilled plant material come from?
How is the plant material prepared?
How is the oil obtained?
What does the oil look like?
How was the oil analysed?
What is the composition of the oil?
Which ISO standards does the ISO catalogue list under ICS class 67.220.10?
According to the ISO catalogue for ICS class 67.220.10, the standard ISO 5562:1983 is titled “Turmeric, whole or ground (powdered) — Specification”, falls under ISO/TC 34/SC 7 and is at stage “90.92”. In the same catalogue, the standard ISO 5566:1982 is titled “Turmeric — Determination of colouring power — Spectrophotometric method”, falls under ISO/TC 34/SC 7 and is at stage “90.93”.
References
- Govaerts R. (ed.), World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — https://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/wcvp.zip
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO), online catalogue, ICS 67.220.10 « Spices and condiments », archived copy of 03/11/2025 (Internet Archive) — https://web.archive.org/web/20251103183435id_/https://www.iso.org/ics/67.220.10/x/