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 Costus lasius Loes. ‘Yellow kiss’

Family	:	Costaceae
Distribution	:	Panama
Endemic/Exotic	:	Exotic
Uses	:	Ornamental
Key botanical characters: Herb up to 2 m tall. Stem with golden yellow pubescence throughout. Leaves petiolate, petiole hairy; lamina narrowly lanceolate, (spiraled), dark green above, pale below, densely pubescence below near the midrib. Inflorescence terminal, erect, with white peduncle; bracts yellow, densely pubescent. Flower yellow.