Costaceae
Costus tappenbeckianus
- Family
- Costaceae
- Genus
- Costus
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 非洲粉红闭鞘姜
Synonyms
- Costus nemotrichus K.Schum.
- Costus pauciflorus K.Schum.
- Costus phaeotrichus Loes.
- Costus radicans Gagnep.
Photos
Photo: Christian Hummert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.Braun and K.Schum., CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.Braun and K.Schum., CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Costus tappenbeckianus: 閉鞘薑屬 Costus tappenbeckianus [新加坡植物園 Singapore Botanic Gardens]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/%E9%96%89%E9%9E%98%E8%96%91%E5%B1%AC_Costus_tappenbeckianus_-%E6%96%B0%E5%8A%A0%E5%9D%A1%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92_Singapore_Botanic_Gardens-_%289149790131%29.jpg/1280px-%E9%96%89%E9%9E%98%E8%96%91%E5%B1%AC_Costus_tappenbeckianus_-%E6%96%B0%E5%8A%A0%E5%9D%A1%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92_Singapore_Botanic_Gardens-_%289149790131%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.