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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Costus speciosus (J. Koenig) Sm.
FAMILY
Costaceae Nakai
OTHER FAMILY:
Zingiberaceae
CLASSIFICATION
monocot family
GENUS
Costus L.
SPECIES
speciosus (J. Koenig) Sm. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 1:249. 1791
Plant Description
Rhizomes creeping. Pseudostem erect, 1-2 meter tall. Leaves spirally arranged, oblong or oblanceolate-oblong, acute or acuminate, base rounded. Flowers white, in very dense spikes. Bracts bright-red. Lip sub-orbicular, white with yellow centre, 5 cm or more in diameter, plicate,crisped, connectives of stamens petaloid. Capsule globosely trigonous, red. Seeds black, with white aril. Common herb along forest borders as well- as in open places and among grasses.
Flowering-Fruiting:
August – November.
*Description source: Flora of Savantwadi