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Costus erythrophyllus
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Costus erythrophyllus is species of flowering plant in the family Costaceae. It is a tropical rhizomatous perennial plant native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Brazil. It was first described in 1929. The most common form in cultivation grows to about 1 meter in height, with waxy leaves that are dark green on top, and deep purple underneath. In Huambisa, Costus erythrophyllus is known as untuntu.
- Family
- Costaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Costus erythrophyllus
- Slug
- costus-erythrophyllus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Costaceae
- Genus
- Costus
- Species
- erythrophyllus
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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