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 Costus sp. ‘Vietnam Lavender’

Family	:	Costaceae
Distribution	:	Native of Vietnam
Endemic/Exotic	:	Exotic
Uses	:	Ornamental
Key botanical characters: Herbs up to 2 m tall. Stems branched, pale brown colured. Leaves petiolate, spirally arranged; lamina elliptic to oblanceolate, coriaceous above, sparsely hairy below. Inflorescence arises from the branches. Bracts green, glabrous; flowers white with lavender coloration.