img

Costus tappenbeckianus

J.Braun & K.Schum. (1889)

This name is accepted

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

costus

img

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves:

Flowers:

Fruit:

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Images

img

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


Pollinators

Specimens

img
img

Bibliography

Name Published In: Ber. Deutsch. Schutzgeb. 2: 152 (1889)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Costus tappenbeckianus Yard of house at 3581 Kaloke Road. Yard, cultivated area. Preserved_Specimen Perenial herb, stems erect, 60-70 cm, forming dense clump, sheaths green aging red; leaves dark shiny green above, purplish below. Inflorescences basal and some terminal: bracts green w purple-red tinge, margins red-black; flowers pink in bud, labellum purple-pink, throat yellow. Cultivated, vegetative from 89039. Lorence, D.H. 10401 Kauai BISH 2013-06-20
2 Costus tappenbeckianus Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Leafy shoots 1 m ht., red toward base. Lvs purplish beneath. Infl. basal, ovoid-fusiform, 2.3-3.5 x 1.5-2.5 cm. Exposed portion of bracts dark red, concealed portion pale greenish-yellow w/ red margin, 2-flrd. Bracteoles 2, same color as bracts, 22 mm. Calyx bronzy, red at apex, 11 mm, the lobes deltoid. Corolla tube 15 mm, the lobes 5 cm. Labellum obovate, 5.5x4.5 cm, pink at margin, whitish toward center, yellow at center; lip bilobed. Stamen 25x9 mm, crest 10 mm Nagata, K.M. 3661 Oahu BISH 1987-06-15
Back to Top