Costaceae
Spiral flag
Costus villosissimus
- Family
- Costaceae
- Genus
- Costus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 金毛闭鞘姜
- English
- Spiral flag
Synonyms
- Costus friedrichsenii Petersen
- Costus hirsutus C.Presl
- Costus septimus Roem. & Schult.
- Costus villosus T.Jacks. ex J.Dix
Photos
Photo: Anthony Batista, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anthony Batista, CC BY 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.