Costus adolphi-friderici
Spiral-Ginger
Costus afer
Ker Gawl. Species
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- Botanical name
- Costus afer
- Also known as
- Spiral-Ginger
- Family
- Costaceae
- Genus
- Costus
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Spiral-Ginger
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Costus afer but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Costus anomocalyx
Costus bingervillensis
Costus deistelii
Costus edulis
Costus insularis
Costus megalobractea
Costus oblitterans
Costus pterometra
Costus sarmentosus
Costus subbiflorus
Costus trachyphyllus
Costus ulugurensis
Others in Costus
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