CostaceaeW/C = Wild Collected |
Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav.
- Common Name:
- Family: Costaceae (K. Schum.) Nak.
- Country of Origin: Costa Rica, Central America
- Habitat:
- Description: Spindly herbs ca. 1.5 m tall in open, disturbed sites or in open forest. This species has a long hard waxy 8" to 12" red bract with yellow inflorescence which peek out intermittently as the bracts open up from the bottom up. A long lasting flower up to a month it makes an excellent cut flower. The plant also has attractive roundish jade green leaves with a fuzzy underside. It grows to 6' in partial shade.
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Accession Data:- Accession # 198500301
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1311 - NEO:Central America B
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-15-2011
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Zingiberales
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- Family: Costaceae
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References:Aloha Tropicals Website
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