Common name
English: Ginger lily
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Liliopsida (392)
Order: Zingiberales (26)
Family: Costaceae (3)(family description)
Genus: Costus (2)
Epithet: afer Ker Gawl. (1)
Synonyms: Costus anomocalyx K.Schum., Costus littoralis K.Schum., Costus oblitterans K.Schum., Costus prodigiosus A. Chev., Costus pterometra K.Schum.
afer => of African origin
littoralis => found on the seashore
oblitterans => erasing, effacing, blotting out
prodigiosus => unnatural, wonderful, marvellous
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: red, white
External links
Check for Costus afer at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1280] Costus afer - Protabase
- [1286] Costus afer - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)