코스투스 스피카투스

코스투스 스피카투스

국표에는 5속이 있으나 Costus 속은 없다.

Costus spicatus, also known as spiked spiralflag ginger or Indian head ginger, is a species of herbaceous plant in the Costaceae family (also sometimes placed in Zingiberaceae).

Costus spicatus is native to the Caribbean, (including Dominica, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Martinique, and Puerto Rico).

Costus spicatus leaves grow to a length of approximately 1 ft (30 cm) and a width of approximately 4 in (10 cm). It produces a short red cone, from which red-orange flowers emerge one at a time. In botanical literature, Costus woodsonii has often been misidentified as Costus spicatus. Both species are common in cultivation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costus_spicatus

Costus woodsonii 와의 구분이 어렵다.

2004.08.19 싱가폴에서