Costaceae
Costus woodsonii Maas
Costus woodsonii Maas
Costus woodsonii is a perennial flowering plant in Costaceae native to Central and northern South America, widely cultivated for tropical gardens.
Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta
Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta
Hellenia speciosa, or crepe ginger, is a spiral-leaved Costaceae species cultivated for medicine and as an ornamental.
Costus comosus (Jacq.) Roscoe
Costus comosus (Jacq.) Roscoe
Red tower ginger Costus comosus is a neotropical plant with various traditional medicinal uses.
Costus pictus D.Don
Costus pictus D.Don
Costus pictus D.Don is a Costaceae species native from Mexico to Central America, winter-hardy in north Florida.
Costus pulverulentus C.Presl
Costus pulverulentus C.Presl
Costus pulverulentus is an ornamental rhizomatous perennial flowering plant with various traditional medicinal uses.
Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav.
Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav.
Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. is a Costaceae species native from Mexico to Tropical America, with various traditional medicinal uses.
Costus spectabilis (Fenzl) K.Schum.
Costus spectabilis (Fenzl) K.Schum.
Costus spectabilis is a yellow-flowered African geophyte that forms flat basal leaf rosettes and grows in wooded grassland and deciduous woodland.
Costus lucanusianus J.Braun & K.Schum.
Costus lucanusianus J.Braun & K.Schum.
Costus lucanusianus is a commonly cultivated African medicinal plant with higher diosgenin in its rhizomes than Cheilocostus speciosus.
Costus elegans Veitch ex J.Dix
Costus elegans Veitch ex J.Dix
Costus malortieanus is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in Costaceae, native to Central America and often grown as an ornamental.
Costus montanus Maas
Costus montanus Maas
Costus montanus Maas is a near-threatened Costus species endemic to Costa Rican middle-altitude moist cloud forests.
Costus dubius (Afzel.) K.Schum.
Costus dubius (Afzel.) K.Schum.
Costus dubius is a unique African self-pollinating Costus species native to tropical Africa that has become invasive in some introduced regions.
Tapeinochilos ananassae (Hassk.) K.Schum.
Tapeinochilos ananassae (Hassk.) K.Schum.
Tapeinochilos ananassae is an evergreen perennial Costaceae herb native to New Guinea, Maluku, and Queensland.
Dimerocostus strobilaceus Kuntze
Dimerocostus strobilaceus Kuntze
Dimerocostus strobilaceus is a neotropical flowering plant used for food and to treat cardiovascular conditions.
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