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1358.000 Costus
Description of the genus
Rhizomatous perennial herbs. Leaves spirally arranged on a true aerial stem (afer), or 4 in a cross-shaped rosette appressed to the ground (macranthus and spectabilis). Inflorescence usually condensed into subspherical cone-like spikes either terminal or arising from the rhizome. Petals 3. Labellum petaloid. Fruit a berry, crowned by the persistent calyx. Worldwide: c. 110 species in the tropics; c. 25 in tropical Africa. Zimbabwe: 4 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| afer Ker Gawl.[VU] | E | Description, Image |
| macranthus K. Schum. | N,E | Description, Image |
| spectabilis (Fenzl) K. Schum. | N,E | Description, Image |
| subbiflorus K. Schum. | E |
Other sources of information about Costus:
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Flora of Burundi: CostusFlora of the DRC: Costus
Flora of Malawi: Costus
Flora of Mozambique: Costus
Flora of Rwanda: Costus
Flora of Zambia: Costus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Costus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): CostusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Costus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Costus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Costus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Costus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Costus
JSTOR Plant Science: Costus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Costus
Plants of the World Online: Costus
Tropicos: Costus
Wikipedia: Costus
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