Biology:Costus malortieanus
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Costus malortieanus | |
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| At Puentes Colgantes near Arenal, Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Costaceae |
| Genus: | Costus |
| Species: | C. malortieanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Costus malortieanus H.Wendl.[1]
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Costus malortieanus, known as stepladder plant, spiral ginger, or spiral flag, is a species of perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Costaceae.[3] It is native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras.[4] Costus malortieanus is often cultivated as an ornamental plant.[5]
Costus malortieanus has large felty leaves and grows up to 1 meter tall. The ligule is short. Flowers are formed at the terminal ends of stalks. The corollas are creamy white to yellow and have red-striped labellum wings.[6]
Costus malortieanus has been introduced in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.[4] It is naturalized on the island of Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A.[7]
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See also
References
- ↑ Wendland, Hermann A. Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung 19: 30–31. 1863
- ↑ Petersen Fl. Bras. 3(3): 52 1890
- ↑ "Costus malortieanus H. Wendl.". https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/1/8/1867.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Costus elegans Veitch ex J.Dix" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/796295-1.
- ↑ "Costus malortieanus". https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56347258/56353078.
- ↑ Skinner, Dave (2023). "Gingersrus Database Taxon ID 3217 Costus malortieanus". Le Jardin Ombragé GingersRus.com. https://www.gingersrus.com/DataSheet.php?PID=3217.
- ↑ Imada, Clyde T. (2019). Hawaiian Naturalized Vascular Plants Checklist. Bishop Museum. p. 41. http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/publications/pdf/tr69.pdf. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
External links
Data related to Costus malortieanus at Wikispecies- Costus malortieanus at The Plant List
- Costus malortieanus at Tropicos
Wikidata ☰ Q2998491 entry
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