Costaceae
Costus afer
- Family
- Costaceae
- Genus
- Costus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 戴氏闭鞘姜, 猴蔗西闭鞘姜, 非洲闭鞘姜
- Czech
- Kostus africký
Synonyms
- Costus anomocalyx K.Schum.
- Costus bingervillensis A.Chev.
- Costus deistelii K.Schum.
- Costus edulis De Wild. & T.Durand
- Costus insularis A.Chev.
- Costus megalobractea K.Schum.
- Costus oblitterans K.Schum.
- Costus pterometra K.Schum.
- Costus sarmentosus Bojer
- Costus subbiflorus K.Schum.
- Costus trachyphyllus K.Schum.
- Costus ulugurensis K.Schum.
Flowers
- In flower
- October (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Christian Hummert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philippe Hornus, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Mariella de Soissons, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Philippe Hornus, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Hans Makedika, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Justin Ponder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christian Hummert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Saint Fédriche NDZAI, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Philippe Hornus, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: carinebokatola, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.