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Costus elegans

Veitch ex J.Dix (1860)

This name is accepted

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

spiral ginger, stepladder plant

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

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

Dispersal Agents

Birds

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 205 (1860)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:652 (DESCR); Oppenheimer 2016:24 (NEWNAT/EM)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
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