Costus chartaceus
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C. chartaceus
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Costus chartaceus, commonly known as the Christmas costus, is a perennial plant with a red inflorescence.[1] It is native to Colombia and Ecuador but cultivated as an ornamental in other regions.[2][3]
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References
- ↑ Paulus Johannes Maria Maas. 1972. Flora Neotropica 8: 98, f. 45, Costus chartaceus
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Costus chartaceus
- ↑ Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador, Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i–viii, 1–1181. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
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