Dimerocostus Kuntze

Genus

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Costaceae

Characteristics

Gigantic rhizomatous unbranched-herbs; leaves spiral, with closed ligulate sheaths, congested near the tip of the elongate stem; inflorescence spiciform, scarcely cone-like as in Costus, the bracts much shorter than the subtended clus-ters of flowers, the bracteoles concrescent and tubular, closely investing the ovaries; calyx tubular, 3-parted above; corolla 3-lobed; labellum extremely showy; stamen 1, petaloid; ovary inferior, 2-celled; fruit a tardily dehiscent capsule.
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Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

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Distribution

Dimerocostus world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:296435-2
WFO ID wfo-4000011755
COL ID 8VWYK
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Synonyms

Dimerocostus

Lower taxons

Dimerocostus argenteus Dimerocostus cryptocalyx Dimerocostus strobilaceus