Costus chartaceus

Christmas costus
cultivated in São Paulo, Brazil
at Hawaii Botanical Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Costaceae
Genus: Costus
Species: C. chartaceus
Binomial name
Costus chartaceus
Maas

Costus chartaceus, commonly known as the Christmas costus, is a perennial plant with a red inflorescence.[1] It is native to Colombia and Ecuador but cultivated as an ornamental in other regions.[2][3]

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References

  1. Paulus Johannes Maria Maas. 1972. Flora Neotropica 8: 98, f. 45, Costus chartaceus
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Costus chartaceus
  3. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador, Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i–viii, 1–1181. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis


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