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Costus barbatus

Suess. (1942)

This name is accepted

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

red tower ginger, red velvet ginger, spiral ginger

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Dispersal Agents


Vegetative Reproduction

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 72: 295 (1942)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Costus barbatus Suess. Koloa, NTBG, Mascarene section, W side, Lawai Stream Cultivated PRESERVED_SPECIMEN C. R. Annable 3176 Kauai HAPI 12/4/1996
2 Costus barbatus Suess. pua o. entabeni, hc 1 370 hana hwy (private land holding) Cultivated PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. r. annable 3176 NY 12/4/1996
3 Costus barbatus Suess. Pua O. Entabeni, HC 1 370 Hana Hwy (Private land holding) Cultivated PRESERVED_SPECIMEN C. R. Annable 3176 NY 12/4/1996
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