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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

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

Distribution

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

Description

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

References

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  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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