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Spiral ginger  Cheilocostus  speciosus,Crêpe Ginger,Diamond Botanical Garden,Geotagged,Saint Lucia Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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  1. Nice one, Lily! Posted 10 years ago

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Cheilocostus speciosus or crêpe ginger is possibly the best known cultivated species of the genus "Costus". This plant is native to southeast Asia and surrounding regions, from India to China to Queensland, It is especially common on the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is also reportedly naturalized in Mauritius, Réunion, Fiji, Hawaii, Costa Rica, Belize, Melanesia, Micronesia, and the West Indies.

Similar species: Gingers, Bananas, Etc.
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Oct 29, 2014. Captured Oct 9, 2014 12:10 in Diamond, Saint Lucia.
  • NIKON D50
  • f/5.0
  • 10/3200s
  • 70mm