Costus chartaceus
| Christmas costus | |
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| Cultivated in São Paulo, Brazil | |
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| At Hawaii Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Costaceae |
| Genus: | Costus |
| Species: | C. chartaceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Costus chartaceus | |
Costus chartaceus, commonly known as the Christmas costus, is a perennial plant with a red inflorescence first described by Paul Maas in 1972.[1][2] It is native to Colombia and Ecuador but cultivated as an ornamental in other regions.[3][4] It is not winter hardy.[1]
References
- ^ a b Skinner, Dave. "Costus chartaceus". GingersRus. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Paulus Johannes Maria Maas. 1972. Flora Neotropica 8: 98, f. 45, Costus chartaceus
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Costus chartaceus
- ^ 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
- Hawaii Botanical Garden, very nice photo of Costus chartaceus Archived 2015-09-18 at the Wayback Machine