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Accession Data:

Costus malortieanus H. Wendl.

  • Common Name: Step-ladder Costus
  • Family: Costaceae (K. Schum.) Nak.

  • Country of Origin: Central America

  • Description: To 3 feet; leaves to 14 inches long and 7 inches wide, obscurely striped with darker green above; flower spikes to 2.5 inches long, terminating the leafy stem, bracts lacking a thickened callus at the tip; flowers yellow, lip marked with red.
  • Culture: Fertile, well-drained soil - kept evenly moist but not wet. Prefers shadier conditions than other Costus species.
  • USDA Zone: 9-11?

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199500165
  • Source: Mike Bordelon - SI Botany Gnhse
  • Provenance: 
    Rcvd as Costus malorteanus (missing an 'i')

No accession data provided when received, but suspect this may be Kress# 94-3714 or Kress# 94-5359 based on existing records in SI database.
  • Accession Date: 10-23-1995
  • Bench: 3204 - ZING:tbd
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 4 confirmed on 10-10-2024
  • Restrictions:

    Classification:

    • Division: Magnoliophyta
    • Class: Liliopsida
    • SubClass: commelinids
    • Order: Zingiberales
    • SubOrder:
    • Family: Costaceae
    • SubFamily:
    • Tribe:
    • SubTribe:

    Flowering Data:

    This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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    References (internal):

    • Plants from the Kress Collection (NMNH/Smithsonian)
    • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Costa Rica / Honduras / Nicaragua /

    References (external):

    1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, 02 January, 2019.
    2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, 02 January, 2019.
    3. Costus malortieanus at IUCN Redlist. Last accessed Wednesday, 02 January, 2019.
    4. Costus malortieanus at ARS-GRIN Taxonomy. Last accessed on Wednesday, 02 January, 2019.
    5. BGCI Plant Search. Last accessed on Tuesday, 27 August, 2019.

    data regenerated on Thu, 10 Oct 2024 11:54:02 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

    Images:

    No default accession image assigned

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    • Costus spicatus W/C
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    • Costus vargasii
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    • Costus comosus var. bakeri
    • Costus malortieanus
    • Costus pulverulentus
    • Costus woodsonii
    • Dimerocostus strobilaceus
    • Monocostus uniflorus
    W/C = Wild Collected
    = indicates flowering in past 14 days
    = images available for this accession
    = map available for this accession
    = accession added within past 90 days
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