Costus

Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection

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Distribution
Costus (rights holder: 2010 Moorea Biocode)© 2010 Moorea Biocode (licence)

Costus

Rhizomatous perennial herbs. Leaves spirally arranged on a true aerial stem (afer), or 4 in a cross-shaped rosette appressed to the ground (macranthus and spectabilis). Inflorescence usually condensed into subspherical cone-like spikes either terminal or arising from the rhizome. Petals 3. Labellum petaloid. Fruit a berry, crowned by the persistent calyx. © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)

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Definition
Parent Taxon
Costaceae
Species
    Taxonomic Completion
    0.00%
    0 of 105 accepted Species
    Global Pollen Project UUID
    ab9b1a0a-7d56-46c1-8c98-dc52d7261f26
    Botanical Reference
    None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
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