Accession Data

Monocostus uniflorus

Common Name: Lemon Ginger

Family: Costaceae

Country of Origin: northern Peru

Accession Data

Accession #: 201600137

Accession Date: 2016-08-03 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3311

Quantity: 2

Source: Smith College BG

Culture: Prefers warm temperatures and constant humidity/mist. Grows quite happily in a 1 gallon container or hanging basket.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: commelinids

Order: Zingiberales

Family: Costaceae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2024
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2021
2020
2019
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2017
2016

References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, August 03, 2016.
  2. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, August 03, 2016.
  3. Monocostus at Pacific Bulb Society. Last accessed on Wednesday, August 03, 2016.

Images

Monocostus uniflorus
Monocostus uniflorus