Costus barbatus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Costaceae
Genus: Costus
Species: Costus barbatus
Name

Costus barbatus Suess., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 72: 295 (1942).

Type-protologue: Costa Rica: Curridabat, Apr 1932. W. Kupper 947. HT:M.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Central America
Costa Rica

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Suessenguth, K. 1942. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 72: 295.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Costus barbatus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 20. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2019. Costus barbatus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Costus barbatus. Published online. Accessed: November 20 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Costus barbatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 November 2019.

Vernacular names

Costus barbatus, also known as spiral ginger, is a perennial plant with a red inflorescence. It is one of the most commonly cultivated Costus species.

The foliage of Costus barbatus is dark green and fuzzy underneath. The long red inflorescences are complemented with bright yellow tubular flowers. Clumps spread easily and produce plants that normally get to six feet tall.

Costus barbatus is native to Costa Rica. Plants are pollinated by hummingbirds.[2] Costus barbatus are popular as cut flowers.

References

"Costus barbatus Suess". The Plant List. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
Lee, David (2010). Nature's Palette: The Science of Plant Color. University of Chicago Press. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-226-47105-1. Retrieved 14 July 2013.