Botanical record
Curcuma longa
Curcuma longa is recorded under 1 local name in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across unspecified language.
- Accepted botanical name
- Curcuma longa
- Names as published
- Curcuma longa and Curcuma longa L.
- Common English
- Turmeric
- Parts reported
- rhizome
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2757624 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Curcuma longa
Sanko uses this survey for its published name mapping and reported plant parts only. The subject the survey investigated is not a therapeutic claim about this plant.
| Local name | Language | Where recorded | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukufo | unspecified language | all local government areas of Rivers State, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethno medicinal survey of plants used by the indigenes of Rivers State of Nigeria — Table 1, row 187 |