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Costus comosus

(Jacq.) Roscoe (1807)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Costaceae Genus: Costus

red tower ginger, spiral ginger

Description

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Historical Distribution

Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Costus comosus var. bakeri (K.Schum.) Maas

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 350 (1807)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Costus comosus (Jacq.) Roscoe National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden in Lawai Valley. Zingiberales collection near Pump House 6, behind pump keepers cottage, along trail just N of Allerton Garden boundary. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 10770 Kauai PTBG 12/5/2018
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