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Entrez PubMed Nucleotide Protein Genome Structure PMC Taxonomy BioCollections
   
   Entrez records   
Database name Direct links Subtree links Links from type
BioProject 34 34 -
BioSample 77 77 -
GEO DataSets 36 36 -
Gene 37,499 37,499 -
Identical Protein Groups 33,932 33,932 -
Nucleotide 122,913 122,913 -
PubChem BioAssay 10 10 -
PMC 11,076 11,076 -
Protein 38,652 38,652 -
SRA 64 64 -
Structure 2 2 -
Taxonomy 1 1 -

Curcuma longa

Taxonomy ID: 136217 (for references in articles please use ncbitaxon:136217)
current name
Curcuma longa  L., 1753 in [Linnaeus C (1753)]
Genbank common name: turmeric
NCBI BLAST name: monocots
Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard)
Mitochondrial genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard)
Other names:
heterotypic synonym Curcuma domestica  Valeton
Lineage(full)
cellular organisms; Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Streptophytina; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Euphyllophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; Mesangiospermae; Liliopsida; Petrosaviidae; commelinids; Zingiberales; Zingiberaceae; Curcuma

Comments and References:
Linnaeus C (1753)
image:Curcuma longa
Image by SKsiddhartthan from Wikimedia Commons under a CC BY-SA license.
* Image may not have been verified for accuracy by NCBI Taxonomy.
Flora of China - Zingiberaceae
Wu Delin and Larsen Kai. 2000. Zingiberaceae Lindley. In Wu, Z. Y. & P. H. Raven, eds. Flora of China. Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae through Marantaceae). Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. Online at Flora of China: www.efloras.org
WCSP (Jul 23, 2020)
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://wcsp.science.kew.org . Retrieved 23 July 2020

External Information Resources (NCBI LinkOut)

LinkOut Subject LinkOut Provider
Curcuma longa L. taxonomy/phylogenetic Encyclopedia of life
Show Biotic Interactions taxonomy/phylogenetic Global Biotic Interactions
Curcuma longa L. taxonomy/phylogenetic Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Curcuma longa taxonomy/phylogenetic PLANTS Database (USDA/NRCS)
Curcuma longa (L.) herbarium/museum collections PlantaeDB, University of Bucharest
Curcuma domestica taxonomy/phylogenetic Plants of the World Online
Curcuma longa taxonomy/phylogenetic Plants of the World Online
plazi taxonomy/phylogenetic Plazi
Curcuma longa taxonomy/phylogenetic The International Plant Names Index
Curcuma longa L. taxonomy/phylogenetic USDA-ARS GRIN Taxonomy
search W3TROPICOS taxonomy/phylogenetic Vascular Tropicos
WebScipio: Curcuma longa organism-specific WebScipio - eukaryotic gene identification
diArk: Curcuma longa organism-specific diArk - a resource for eukaryotic genome research
Wikipedia taxonomy/phylogenetic iPhylo
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Disclaimer: The NCBI taxonomy database is not an authoritative source for nomenclature or classification - please consult the relevant scientific literature for the most reliable information.

Reference: How to cite this resource - Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020: baaa062. PubMed: 32761142 PMC: PMC7408187.


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