açafrão-da-conchinchina vs açafrão-da-Índia

Curcuma alismatifolia compared with Curcuma longa

Key Differences

• açafrão-da-conchinchina is Near Threatened while açafrão-da-Índia is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	açafrão-da-conchinchina	açafrão-da-Índia
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family same	Zingiberaceae	Zingiberaceae
Genus same	Curcuma	Curcuma
Species	Curcuma alismatifolia	Curcuma longa

Evolutionary Relationship

açafrão-da-conchinchina and açafrão-da-Índia share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Curcuma.

Conservation Status

açafrão-da-conchinchina

NT — Near Threatened

açafrão-da-Índia

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	açafrão-da-conchinchina	açafrão-da-Índia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

açafrão-da-conchinchina

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

açafrão-da-Índia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Madagascar, Sao Tome and Principe), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan, Yemen), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan