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Species of plant

Costus productus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Costaceae
Genus: Costus
Species: C. productus
Binomial name
Costus productus
Gleason ex Maas

Costus productus, known as orange tulip ginger, dwarf orange ginger, or green mountain spiral flag, is a species of plant in the Costaceae family. Costus productus is native to South Colombia and Peru.

Costus productus var. strigosis is a hairy variety from southern Colombia, while Costus productus var. productus is a smooth variety from Peru. The cultivated forms of Costus productus are all C. productus var. productus, and there are several different cultivars.

The flowers of Costus productus are edible. The Yanesha people use Costus productus along with Bactris gasipaes and Bromelia species to treat symptoms of epilepsy.

Costus productus has been often incorrectly identified as Costus curvibracteatus.

References

  1. ^ "Costus productus". Flora & Fauna Web. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  2. "Costus productus Gleason ex Maas". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Costus productus". Tropical Plant Database - Plant Details. National Tropical Botanical Garden. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  4. Skinner, Dave (March 2020). "The search for Costus juruanus: Determining the correct name for the plants currently accepted as Costus productus" (PDF). Heliconia Society International Bulletin. 26 (1). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. Skinner, Dave. "Costus juruanus". GingersRus. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  6. Valadeau, Céline; Castillo, Joaquina Alban; Sauvain, Michel; Lores, Augusto Francis; Bourdy, Geneviève (2010). "The rainbow hurts my skin: Medicinal concepts and plants uses among the Yanesha (Amuesha), an Amazonian Peruvian ethnic group" (PDF). Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 127 (1): 175–192. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2009.09.024. PMID 19835943.
  7. Skinner, D. (2014). "Costus curvibracteatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T56344647A56352933. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T56344647A56352933.en.
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