Accession Data

Chamaecostus cuspidatus

Common Name: Fiery Costus

Family: Costaceae

Synonym(s): Costus igneus N.E.Br.

Country of Origin: Brazil

Uses: Plant is cultivated in India for its purported anti-diabetic properties in Ayurvedic medicine.3

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 10-11?

Accession #: 198500375

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3211

Quantity: 3

Source: Unknown

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: commelinids

Order: Zingiberales

Family: Costaceae

Flowering Data:

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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, January 09, 2017.
  2. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Monday, January 09, 2017.
  3. Chamaecostus cuspidatus at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Monday, January 09, 2017.

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