Biology:Hornstedtia costata

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Hornstedtia costata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Zingiberaceae
Subfamily:	Alpinioideae
Tribe:	Alpinieae
Genus:	Hornstedtia
Species:	H. costata
Binomial name
Hornstedtia costata (Roxb.) K.Schum.
Synonyms
Achasma costatum (Thunb.) Gagnep. Alpinia cardamomum-medium (Wight & Arn.) Gagnep. Alpinia costata var. quinquefoliola W.T.Wang Alpinia media Miq. Amomum costatum Steud. Cardamomum costatum (Thunb.) Willd. Cardamomum medium Blume Elettaria costata B.Heyne Elettaria media (Wight & Arn.) B.Heyne ex Planch. Gethyra cardamomum-medium M.A.Lawson

Hornstedtia costata is a ginger-like plant (member of the family Zingiberaceae) native to Bangladesh, Assam, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh. Previously this species has been placed in the genera Alpinia and Amomum.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15330707 entry