Costaceae (costus family)

Costaceae (costus family)

The Costaceae family consists of four genera and over 150 species. Costus are native to tropical areas of Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas. The largest genus is Costus, with over 100 species. Other genera include Tapeinochilos, with about 20 species, Dimerocostus (two species) and Monocostus (one species).

Costus villosissimus (N.J. Jacquin, 1800-1809)
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Montoso Gardens is currently growing the following costus:

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Family
Costus amazonicus variegata	variegated costus	Costaceae
Costus barbatus	red tower ginger	Costaceae
Costus curvibracteatus 'Green Mountain'	costus	Costaceae
Costus cuspidatus	fiery costus	Costaceae
Costus erythrothyrsus 'Red Lollipop'	costus	Costaceae
Costus guanaiesis		Costaceae
Costus lasius	costus	Costaceae
Costus pictus	costus	Costaceae
Costus pulverulentus	costus	Costaceae
Costus sp. 'Buddha's Belly'	Buddha's belly costus	Costaceae
Costus sp. 'Eden Pride'	costus	Costaceae
Costus sp. 'Green Costus'	costus	Costaceae
Costus speciosus	crepe ginger	Costaceae
Costus spicatus	Indianhead ginger	Costaceae
Costus spiralis	spiral costus	Costaceae
Costus stenophyllus	red snake	Costaceae
Tapeinochilos ananassae	Indonesian wax ginger	Costaceae

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