Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.
Roscoe, W., Monandrian plants of the order Scitamineae (1828)
Monandr. Pl. Scitam.

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Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.


name cited:
Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.
name cited (basionym):
Alpinia spicata Jacq.
name recognized (basionym):
Alpinia spicata Jacq.
drawing: W. Sharp
family: Zingiberaceae
subfamily: Costoideae
epithet: spicatus,-a,-um

Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.
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homotypic synonyms:
Alpinia spicata Jacq.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Amomum petiolatum Lam.; Costus arabicus Sessé & Moc.; Costus conicus Stokes; Costus cylindricus Jacq.; Costus micranthus Gagnep.; Costus quartus Roemer & Schultes;
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