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Curcuma alismatifolia

Siam tulip
Siam Tulip.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Curcuma
Species: C. alismatifolia
Binomial name
Curcuma alismatifolia
Gagnep.
Synonyms

Hitcheniopsis alismatifolia (Gagnep.) Loes. in H.G.A.Engler


Hitcheniopsis alismatifolia (Gagnep.) Loes. in H.G.A.Engler

Curcuma alismatifolia, Siam tulip or summer tulip (Thai: ปทุมมา, rtgspathumma; กระเจียวบัว, rtgskrachiao bua; ขมิ้นโคก, rtgskhamin khok) is a tropical plant native to Laos, northern Thailand, and Cambodia. Despite its name, it is not related to the tulip, but to the various ginger species such as turmeric. It can grow as an indoor plant, and is also sold as a cut flower.

One of the most famous wild fields of Siam tulips is in Pa Hin Ngam National Park in Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand.

Malvidin 3-rutinoside is a pigment responsible for bract color in C. alismatifolia.



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