Common name: Fiery Costus
Family: Costaceae
Synonym(s): <i>Costus igneus</i> N.E.Br.
Country of Origin: Brazil
Description:
Uses: Plant is cultivated in India for its purported anti-diabetic properties in Ayurvedic medicine.<sup>3</sup>
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USDA Zone: 10-11?
Source: Unknown
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Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Zingiberales
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- Family: Costaceae
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References:
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, January 09, 2017.
- WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Monday, January 09, 2017.
- Chamaecostus cuspidatus at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Monday, January 09, 2017.
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