Costus chartaceus

Christmas costus
Cultivated in São Paulo, Brazil
At Hawaii Botanical Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Zingiberales
Family:Costaceae
Genus:Costus
Species: C. chartaceus
Binomial name
Costus chartaceus

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]

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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