PLANTS Profile for Costus spicatus (spiked spiralflag)

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PLANTS Profile

Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.
spiked spiralflag

Symbol:

COSP4

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Costaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Subshrub
Shrub
Forb/herb

More Information:

Images:
Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.

Synonyms:
Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.

	ALSP3	Alpinia spicata Jacq.
	COCY2	Costus cylindricus Jacq.

Distribution:
Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.


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Related Taxa:
Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.

View 1 genera in Costaceae, 6 species in Costus

Classification:
Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Zingiberidae
Order	Zingiberales
Family	Costaceae – Costus family
Genus	Costus L. – costus
Species	Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw. – spiked spiralflag

More Accounts and Images:
Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501647.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 10:27 AM CDT