Costaceae
Costus dubius
- Family
- Costaceae
- Genus
- Costus
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 大苞闭鞘姜
Synonyms
- Costus afer var. maculatus (Roscoe) Baker
- Costus albus A.Chev. ex Koechlin
- Costus littoralis K.Schum.
- Costus maculatus Roscoe
- Costus zechii K.Schum.
- Zingiber dubium Afzel.
Flowers
- In flower
- March (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Antoine Thivolle, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Emily Turteltaub Nelson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philippe Hornus, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Riley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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.