A New Curcuma Cultivar‘Zihong’

doi:10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2021-0484

Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2021, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (S2): 2929-2930.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2021-0484

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A New Curcuma Cultivar‘Zihong’

LONG Xin1,2，WU Kunlin2，LI Lin2，FANG Lin2，HUANG Yuyuan1，and ZENG Songjun2,3,*

（1College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture，Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering，Guangzhou 510225，China；2Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Gene Improvement，South China Botanical Garden，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Guangzhou 510650，China；3Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany，South China Botanical Garden，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Guangzhou 510650，China）

Online:2021-11-30 Published:2021-12-13

Abstract

Abstract: ‘Zihong’is a new Curcuma cultivar developed by crossing two excellent strains of female parent C. Inodora‘Ziyan’and male parent C.‘Red Torch’. This cultivar is characterized by strong growth vigor. The average height of mature plants is 75.5 cm，and the longest leaf is 80.0 cm in length and 12.0 cm in width. The terminal spike inflorescence is 53.0 cm long，with 48.0 broad ovate bracts. The average length of bracts is 4.2 cm，the average width is 3.2 cm. The upper bracts are dark purplish red，the lower bracts are light green with purple apex. Florets born in axils of bracts are milky white，and the center of labellum are yellow. It flowers from June to November，ornamental period of single inflorescence in field is about 30 d，life of cut vase is about 15 d.‘Zihong’is suitable for planting in the open field in southern Guangdong Province.

Key words: Curcuma, hybrid, cultivar

CLC Number:

S 682.2

LONG Xin, WU Kunlin, LI Lin, FANG Lin, HUANG Yuyuan, and ZENG Songjun, . A New Curcuma Cultivar‘Zihong’[J]. Acta Horticulturae Sinica, 2021, 48(S2): 2929-2930.

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