Costaceae
Costus laevis
- Family
- Costaceae
- Genus
- Costus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- قسط أملس
- arz
- قسط املس
- Chinese
- 红杆闭鞘姜
Synonyms
- Costus cylindricus var. pulcherrimus (Kuntze) K.Schum.
- Costus giganteus Kuntze
- Costus kuntzei K.Schum.
- Costus maximus K.Schum.
- Costus pulcherrimus Kuntze
- Costus skutchii C.V.Morton
- Costus splendens Donn.Sm. & Türckh.
- Costus weberbaueri Loes.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to December (from 47 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eduardo Chacón Madrigal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: geosesarma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lena Struwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: avocat, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lena Struwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lena Struwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.