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Costus pictus

D.Don (1833)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves:

Flowers:

Fruit:

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

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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

Dispersal Agents


Vegetative Reproduction

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Edwards's Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1594 (1833)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Costus pictus Lawai Valley; Koloa District, National Tropical Botanical Garden Old Visitor's Center Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Herb with stems to 8 ft. with leaves along upper half of stem; stems glossy pale green; leaves dark mat green above, glossy paler silvery-green below; bracts at base of head yellow-green tinged orange, becoming orange-scarlet with yellowish central stripe; base of bracts dark scarlet; ovary white; bracteole red; calyx red; corolla pale orange, labellum pale; whitish-orange with fringed yellow apex; stamen orange. Flynn, T.W. 5618 Kauai BISH 1994-08-22
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