Costus tonkinensis

Common name:

Family: Costaceae

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Country of Origin: S. China to N. Vietnam

Description:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Kress Collection, SI#2000227

Provenance:

Kress# 00-6810
Kress, W. J., Prince, L. M., Xia, Y. M.
China: Yunnan: Xishuangbanna
Ex situ Conservation Area, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden
21.9225, 101.2656, 25 Nov 2000

Shoots to 1.2 m, stems reddish, leaves green.  
Inflorescence on basal sessile shoot. Sterile.

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: commelinids
• Order: Zingiberales
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• Family: Costaceae
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References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, 22 February, 2019.
2. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, 22 February, 2019.
3. Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) used with the permission of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 10th and Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20560-0193. Last accessed on Tuesday, 16 July, 2019.

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