Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :
Costus afer Ker Gawl.
ENGLISH :
Spiral ginger.
GERMAN :
Spiralingwer.
Costus arabicus L.
SYNONYM(S) : Costus verschaffeltianus Lem.
GERMAN :
Arabische
Kostus, Arabische Kostwurz.
Costus guanaiensis Rusby
ENGLISH :
Spiral ginger.
GERMAN :
Spiralingwer.
Costus lacerus Gagnep.
ENGLISH : Ornamental ginger, Red costus.
GERMAN :
Roter costus.
Photographs at Nature Products Network.
Costus lucanusianus J. Braun & K. Schum.
ENGLISH :
Ornamental ginger.
GERMAN :
Zieringwer
Costus malortieanus H. Wendl.
ENGLISH : Spiral flag, Spiral ginger, Stepladder ginger, Velvet stepladder ginger
.
GERMAN :
Spiralingwer, Spiralkostwurz.
Costus speciosus (J. König.) Sm.
SYNONYM(S) : Banksea speciosa J. König , Tsiana speciosa J.F. Gmel.
ENGLISH : Crepe ginger, Malay ginger, Spiral ginger, Wild ginger.
FRENCH : Costus elegant.
GERMAN : Kostus, Kostwurz, Kreppingwer, Pritge Kostwurz.
GUJARATI : Pakarmula.
HINDI : Keukand.
KANNADA : Changalkashta.
LAOTIAN : Uang.
MALAYALAM : Koshtam.
MARATHI : Pushkarmula.
SANSKRIT : Pushkarmula, Kemuka, Kottam, Kustha, Shura.
SPANISH : Caña de la India, Oriunda de la India.
TAMIL : Kottam, Kostam, Kosthum.
TELUGU : Kostam.
VIETNAMESE : Cây cu chóc, Choc, Cat loi, Mia do. <- To be checked with Hô.
Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.
SYNONYM(S) : Alpinia spicata Jacq., Alpinia spicata Stokes, Amomum petiolatum Lam., Costus conicus Stokes, Costus
cylindricus Jacq., Costus micranthus Gagnep., Costus quartus
Roem. & Schult.
ENGLISH :
Spiral ginger.
GERMAN :
Spiralingwer.
ENGLISH :
Dwarf spiral ginger, Small spiral ginger.
Costus tonkinensis Gagnep.
FRENCH : Costus du Tonkin.
Photographs at Nature Products Network.
Ginger, Pineapple
Ginger
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Bucher Renate & Bucher Tobias, 2001-2004 Exotische Nutz- und
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Beat Ernst,
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>.
FRIS, 2004, Medicinal Plants Information of Tamil Nadu, Farmers' Rights
Information Service. Developed by M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation - India
and Supported by the Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation. <
http://www.mssrf.org/fris9809/TN-Ethnobotony.html#top >.
Nature Products Network, Rare and Precious Plants of
Yunnan, South-West China. < http://natureproducts.net/Products/Seeds_list.html >. Great photos and descriptions of rare plants.
Oudhia Pankaj, 2002, Keukand (Costus speciosus). NewCROP Resource
Online Program, Center for New Crops & Plant Procucts, Purdue
University. USA. < http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/cissus.html >.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources
Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm
Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?costus (07 October
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Contributors to this page (Personal communication) : Pankaj Oudhia.
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