Biology:Costus chartaceus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant


Christmas costus
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Cultivated in São Paulo, Brazil
Christmas Costus.jpg
At Hawaii Botanical Garden
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Costaceae
Genus: Costus
Species:
C. chartaceus
Binomial name
Costus chartaceus
Maas

Costus chartaceus, commonly known as the Christmas costus, is a perennial plant with a red inflorescence.[1] It is native to Colombia and Ecuador but cultivated as an ornamental in other regions.[2][3]

References

  1. Paulus Johannes Maria Maas. 1972. Flora Neotropica 8: 98, f. 45, Costus chartaceus
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Costus chartaceus
  3. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador, Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i–viii, 1–1181. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2998489 entry