Curcuma roscoeana (also known as jewel of Burma,[1][2] orange ginger, orange hidden ginger,[1] pride of Burma[1] or Burmese hidden lily[2]) is a plant of the Zingiberaceae or ginger family.
It is native to Burma, India, Southeast Asia and Malaysia; its wild habitat is threatened.[2]
Average height 2–3 feet.[2][3] Flowers cone-shaped, bright orange or yellow, 4-5 inches.[2][3] Blooms summer, fall.[2] Bracts peach-orange to dark read-orange.[2] Leaves broadly ovate to elliptic, light green, with darker veins, up to 12 inches long.[2]
It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant for its beautiful flowers.[3] It is one of the most popular curcumas.[2]
Synonyms include: Curcuma kurzii King ex Baker; Curcuma coccinea Wall. ex Baker, nom. nud.; Hitchenia roscoeana Wall.; Hitcheniopsis roscoeana Wall.[4]
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