1329
Cheilocostus speciosus ‘variegata’
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Family |
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Costaceae |
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Flowering and
fruiting period |
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April to December |
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Distribution |
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Cultivated in Asian countries and neutralised in
Neotropics |
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Endemic/Exotic |
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Exotic |
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Uses |
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Ornamental |
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Key
botanical characters: Rhizome tuberous, 1-2 cm thick, yellowish-green
inside. Leafy shoot 2-3 m tall, branching not common. Leaves spirally
arranged on the stem, shortly petiolate, petiole 3-5 mm long, densely hairy;
lamina oblong-acuminate, green with white patches on both sides, lower
surface densely hairy or sparsely hairy, upper surface glabrous.
Inflorescence 3-10 x 2-5 cm, more or less globose, but lengthening with age,
green or red. Bracts 1.5-3.5 x 0.7-1.5
cm, ovate-acute, with
narrow, subapical protuberance,
upto 5 mm long, glabrous or hairy along the margin, green or red. Flower
white.  |
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