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Costus elegans
About
Costus malortieanus, known as stepladder plant, spiral ginger, or spiral flag, is a species of perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Costaceae. It is native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras. Costus malortieanus is often cultivated as an ornamental plant.
- Family
- Costaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Costus elegans
- Slug
- costus-elegans
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Costaceae
- Genus
- Costus
- Species
- elegans
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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