Costus

Plants

130 species in the Library

About

Costus is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Costaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1753. It is widespread through tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

Summary from Wikipedia

Costus acanthocephalus

Costus acreanus

Costus acutissimus

Costus adolphi-friderici

Costus afer

Costus albiflos

Costus albus

Costus alfredoi

Costus allenii

Costus alleniopsis

Costus alticolus

Costus amazonicus

Costus antioquiensis

Costus arabicus

Costus asplundii

Costus asteranthus

Costus atlanticus

Costus aureus

Costus barbatus

Costus beckii

Costus bicolor

Costus bracteatus

Costus bullatus

Costus callosus

Costus chartaceus

Costus chrysocephalus

Costus claviger

Costus clemensae

Costus clemensiae

Costus cochabambae

Costus comosus

Costus congestiflorus

Costus convexus

Costus cordatus

Costus cupreifolius

Costus curvibracteatus

Costus cylindricus

Costus deistelii

Costus dendrophilus

Costus dinklagei

Costus dirzoi

Costus douglasdalyi

Costus dubius

Costus eburneus

Costus elegans

Costus erythrocoryne

Costus erythrophyllus

Costus erythrothyrsus

Costus fenestralis

Costus fissicalyx

Costus fortalezae

Costus gabonensis

Costus geothyrsus

Costus gibbosus

Costus giganteus

Costus glaucus

Costus gracillimus

Costus guanaiense

Costus guanaiensis

Costus ignaeus

Costus igneus

Costus juruanus

Costus kupensis

Costus laevis

Costus lasius

Costus lateriflorus

Costus ledermannii

Costus leucanthus

Costus ligularis

Costus lilaceus

Costus liliaceus

Costus lima

Costus loangensis

Costus longebracteolatus

Costus longibracteolatus

Costus louisii

Costus lucanusianus

Costus maboumiensis

Costus macranthus

Costus malortieanus

Costus microcephalus

Costus mollissimus

Costus montanus

Costus mosaicus

Costus muluensis

Costus mulus

Costus nimba

Costus nitidus

Costus obscurus

Costus oligophyllus

Costus oreophilus

Costus osae

Costus pauciflorus

Costus phyllocephalus

Costus pictus

Costus pitalito

Costus plicatus

Costus plowmanii

Costus prancei

Costus productus

Costus pseudospiralis

Costus pulverulentus

Costus quasi-appendiculatus

Costus ricus

Costus rubineus

Costus rumphianus

Costus scaber

Costus scaberulus

Costus schlechteri

Costus secundus

Costus sepacuitensis

Costus spectabilis

Costus spicatus

Costus spiralis

Costus sprucei