Costaceae
Costus arabicus
- Family
- Costaceae
- Genus
- Costus
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Common names
By language (1)
- Arabic
- قسط عربي
Synonyms
- Alpinia arabica (L.) M.R.Almeida
- Costus arrabidae Steud.
- Costus brasiliensis K.Schum.
- Costus discolor Roscoe
- Costus glabratus Sw.
- Costus glabratus var. niveopurpureus (Jacq.) Petersen
- Costus gracilis Loes.
- Costus niveopurpureus Jacq.
- Costus niveus G.Mey.
- Costus pilgeri K.Schum.
- Costus pubescens S.Moore
- Costus pubescens f. fibrillosa Loes.
- Costus ramosus Woodson
- Costus sextus Roem. & Schult.
- Costus spiralis var. hirsutus Petersen
- Costus validus Loes.
- Costus verschaffeltianus Lem.
- Costus verschaffeltii Lem.
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gilmar R. Ferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gilmar R. Ferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.