Costaceae |
Costus malortieanus H. Wendl.
- Query IPNI
- Common Name: Spiral Flag, Sprial Ginger
- Family: Costaceae (K. Schum.) Nak.
- Country of Origin: Central America
- Habitat:
- 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.
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 199500165
- Source: Mike Bordelon - SI Botany Gnhse
- Accession Date: 10-23-1995
- Bench: 1205 - N Bed
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 05-06-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Zingiberales
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- Family: Costaceae
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