US Plant Patent PP24206
Curchocwi
Curcuma plant named ‘Curchocwi’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends June 5, 2032.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 6, 2032. This patent earned 120 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP24206
- Filed
- February 6, 2012
- Granted
- January 28, 2014
- Expires
- June 5, 2032
- Inventor
- VAN DER KNAAP LEONARDUS JOHANNES MARIA
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Curcuma plant named ‘Curchocwi’, characterized by its upright and columnar plant habit with outwardly arching leaves; freely clumping growth habit; large relatively broad leaves; freely flowering habit; and flowers with white-colored flower bracts that are positioned above the foliar plane on strong and erect peduncles.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Curcuma plant named ‘Curchocwi’ as illustrated and described.
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