Costus spectabilis
Also known as: Cadalvena dalzielii C.H.Wright +5 more
- Cadalvena dalzielii C.H.Wright
- Cadalvena pistiifolia (K.Schum.) Baker
- Cadalvena spectabilis Fenzl
- Costus pistiifolius K.Schum.
- Kaempferia spectabilis (Fenzl) Baker
- Kaempferia spectabilis Benth.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Costaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Indigenous to Africa, Costus spectabilis is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Costaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe