Dimerocostus strobilaceus Kuntze

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Costaceae > Dimerocostus

Characteristics

A large herb. It has tall cane like stems. It can be 5 m tall. It has rhizomes and can form clumps. The leaves are long and fleshy. The flowers are yellow and trumpet shaped. The fruit are slender and 4 cm long. The skin is light brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It can grow up to 900 m above sea level. Cairns BG.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fleshy layer or aril around the seeds is eaten.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Dimerocostus strobilaceus leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Dimerocostus strobilaceus 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:80399-2
WFO ID wfo-0000388711
COL ID 366Q9
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Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Dimerocostus guttierezii Dimerocostus strobilaceus

Lower taxons

Dimerocostus strobilaceus subsp. gutierrezii Dimerocostus strobilaceus subsp. strobilaceus