Costaceae
Costus osae
- Family
- Costaceae
- Genus
- Costus
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Common names
By language (2)
- arz
- القسط
- Chinese
- 红头姜, 红鞘闭鞘姜
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Eduardo Chacón Madrigal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aidan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Jiménez Randall, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification 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.