我国姜黄属植物的初步研究——Ⅰ.植物鉴定

PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON CHINESE CURCUMA Ⅰ. IDENTIFICATION OF THE PLANTS

摘要: 作者对我国姜科(Zingiberaceae)姜黄属(Curcuma)植物进行了初步整理。本文报道姜黄属植物8种(包括1新种)和2变种,同时对中药郁金、姜黄和莪术的原植物学名进行了澄清。

Abstract: Of the Curcuma plant we have found 8 species in China. They are: Curcuma longa Linn., C. aeruginosa Rosc., C. kwangsinensis S. G. Lee et C. F. Liang sensu amplo, C. aromatica Salisb., C. wenyujin Y. H. Chen et C. Ling, C. angustifolia Roxb, C. elata Roxb. and Curcuma sp. Among these C. wenyujin is described in this paper as a new species.The botanical origin of Chinese drugs Chiang-Huang etc. includes the following 5 species: Jiang-Huang (姜黄) is the rhizoma of C. longa and C. wenyujin; Yu-Chin (郁金) the root tuber of C. longa, C. wenyujin, Curcuma sp., C. aeruginosa and C. kwangsinensis; E-Zhu (莪术) the main rhizoma of C. kwangsinensis, C. wenyujin, C. aeruginosa and Curcuma sp.