Costus chartaceus
Christmas costus | |
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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
- ↑ Paulus Johannes Maria Maas. 1972. Flora Neotropica 8: 98, f. 45, Costus chartaceus
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Costus chartaceus
- ↑ 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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