Objective and investment performance is the satisfaction of our customers and clients, which meet the fast and efficient return on investment with longlife products. This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus costus family costaceae the record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 234573 with original publication details. Spiral leafed 6 to 12 with huge 7 to tall deep red inflorescence with large yellow flowers. Our close business and family realtionship with production company senko give us a wary good possibility and different solution for our customer in europe. The spiral growth is not as obvious on these as on some of the other costus species. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. The bright red bracts appear on top of 68 foot tall canes and bright yellow tubular flowers emerge one at a time from between the bracts.
These plants also have wonderful foliage and the clumps spread easily, growing as high as 2 metres. Costus comosus cultivated form known as barbatus at nirvana reserve in colombia. Costus is a group of perennial herbaceous plants in the family described by linnaeus as a genus in 1753. Costus comosus red tower ginger bamboo land nursery. Plants look similar to the cultivated barbatus but origin is not known. Lewis 1891 an elementary latin dictionary, new york. This is the most colorful costus grown in our area.
Leaves 4, somewhat fleshy, flat against the ground in a basal rosette, broadly obovatespathulate, up to c. This plant has become naturalized in these parts of the world because it is capable of thriving well in warm, humid, tropical regions arunvanan et al. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms. Nicholas wightman cultivated at dabuyu farms, plot 67, farm 401a lilayi, lusaka from material collected at chisomo farms in central province zambia. This plant is rather rare in the plant trade, so there is not a lot of information about them out there. They stay on the small side at about three feet tall, but the flowers are on the large side at two and a half inches across. Costus barbatus spiral ginger world of flowering plants. Its large size and showy flowers make it a great addition to any garden.
Feb 11, 2020 barbatus in gaffiot, felix 1934 dictionnaire illustre latinfrancais, hachette barbatus in william smith, editor 1848 a dictionary of greek biography and mythology, london. Saussurea costus, a composite growing on the himalayas in the vicinity of kashmir, or its root. It is always sold under the name costus barbatus, but the true costus barbatus is not in cultivation and i have never been able to find it in its native costa rica. Genus costus costus is the largest and most diverse genus in the plant family costaceae. With the common name of spiral gingers, costus are a tropical to sub tropical species grown as an ornamental understory plant. The plant list includes 237 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus costus. Button bush cephalanthus occidentalis in the native garden. Download 23 costus barbatus stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. The genus as a whole is thus often called spiral gingers, but this can also refer to c. The red tower ginger is a superb example of a tall growing costus. It has large, showy red and yellow flowers and tall stems covered in lush tropical foliage. Comparison of true species costus barbatus with horticultural plant sold under that name. The true costus barbatus can be distinguished from other species by its long ligules, fibrous margins on the bracts, bracteoles and calyx, as well as. Marcus horatius barbatus, one of two consuls who were said to have replaced the decemvirs in 449 bc.
The red harvester ant, pogonomyrmex barbatus species, native to southwestern us. Costus barbatus has one of the showiest bract structures of the spiral gingers. The photo shows six of the many varieties around the top pale flower is a yellow variety of costus spicata, from belize, next, clockwise, is costus spiralis strawberry bud, then costus barbatus i and ii, then costus spicata indian head, and the last is an unknown costus hybrid called green mountain. An erignathus barbatus in nahilalakip ha genus nga erignathus, ngan familia nga phocidae.
It is native to east africa and has been widely spread in tropical asian countries. A member of the spiral ginger family of plants, its common name is orange tulip ginger. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about costus species, yellow trumpet costus spectabilis supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at dave s garden. Description costus barbatus is a perennial plant with a red inflorescence. Therapeutic effects of coccinia grandis and costus speciosus are discussed. It is an wet area near the back wall of the gardens. Costus in world checklist of selected plant families. The present study was carried out to evaluate the anxiolytic activity of costus speciosus flower. Dianthus barbatus, commonly called sweet william, typically grows 1224 tall and features small flowers held in dense, flattopped terminal clusters 35 wide.
The species is a native of costa rica, central america. It flowers nearly year round, both from the tops of the stems and from basal stems. Synonymic checklists of the vascular plants of the world 2019. It has dark green and fuzzy underneath, ginger like, elliptic leaves which spiral up the slender canelike stems to a height of.
Originally costus were classified as part of the ginger zingiberaceae family, although now they have been reclassified into their own family costaceae, hence the rather misleading. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 234573 with original publication details. Barbatus is a word of latin origin meaning bearded. The plant list includes a further 40 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus costus. Ginklasipika han iucn an species komo diri gud kababarakan subspecies. Costus comosus cultivated form known as barbatus at sr. The foliage of costus barbatus is dark green and fuzzy underneath. It is one of the most commonly cultivated costus species the foliage of costus barbatus is dark green and fuzzy underneath. Costus species, red tower ginger, red velvet ginger, spiral. Costus species, red tower ginger, red velvet ginger. May, 2014 search photos of tropical garden plants by scientific name, common name and origin. Lim and others published costus barbatus find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.
Costus barbatus spiral ginger is a perennial plant with a red inflorescence. Costus barbatus or spiral ginger is cultivated for its brightly coloured terminal flowerheads that are made of up bracts to make a cone formation with the yellow tubulate flowers emerging between the bracts. Attractive dark green foliage which are velvety smooth on the underside. Erignathus barbatus definition of erignathus barbatus by. Costus barbatus in the new york botanical garden greenhouse. Erignathus barbatus synonyms, erignathus barbatus pronunciation, erignathus barbatus translation, english dictionary definition of erignathus barbatus.
Costus gingers or spiral gingers plants and species. Lewis and charles short 1879 a latin dictionary, oxford. Spiral ginger costus barbatus is a perennial plant with a red. This african spiral ginger is the bloomiest plant of any costus ive ever grown.
Costus barbatus in world checklist of selected plant families. In recent years the spiral gingers genus costus have become more and. An erignathus barbatus in uska species han mammalia nga syahan ginhulagway ni johann christian polycarp erxleben hadton 1777. Media in category costus barbatus the following 31 files are in this category, out of 31 total. Erignathus barbatus mediumsized greyish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle. This beautiful costus has been incorrectly identified many years ago. Red tower ginger costus barbatus golden valley nursery. Costus barbatus the red tower ginger pretty plants, plant. Costus is often characterized and distinguished from relatives such as zingiber true ginger by its spiraling. Plant datasheet for costus barbatus click on a thumbnail to load full sized image. It is one of the most commonly cultivated costus species. These attractive flowering plants come from australia as well as africa, china and south east asia. Needs to be kept inside from december to february in phoenix. Costus barbatus, also known as spiral ginger, is a perennial plant with a red inflorescence.
Costus costus is a group of perennial herbaceous plants in the family costaceae, described by linnaeus as a genus in 1753. Jul 25, 2010 costus barbatus has one of the showiest bract structures of the spiral gingers. Costus barbatus red tower ginger 6 8 sun to part shade the blooms are 7 with a deep red cone with yellow. Costus speciosus is a flowering plant of spiral ginger family. The long red inflorescences are complemented with bright yellow tubular flowers. Click on the photo or the name of the plant for which you wish to see further information. The long, red inflorescences are complimented with edible, bright yellow, tubular flowers.
Carian bunga mengikut nama saintifik dan nama biasa. The origin of this planting is not known, whether it is from colombia or elsewhere. Saussurea costus, a composite growing on the himalayas. Costus comosus red tower ginger one of the best ornamental gingers. There are about 52 accepted species names in the neotropics and 29 species in africa. Costus barbatus stock photos download 23 royalty free photos.
Costus gingers one of the joys of gardening is trying out new and unusual plants. There are many more different species in this family such as costus barbatus, costus chartaceus, costus cuspidatus, costus giganteus, costus igneus, costus asae and costus spectabilis, where the differences lie in the flower or colour arunvanan et al. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. It is widespread through tropical and subtropical regions of asia, africa and the americas. Ini nga species ginbahin ha masunod nga subspecies. I found the true species costus barbatus in 2011 and published an article in the heliconia society international quarterly bulletin, vol. Red tower ginger costus barbatus university of florida. Picture of spiral ginger costus barbatus is a perennial plant with a red inflorescence. This is an evergreen herbaceous perennial that grows to about five feet tall. Blooms from april to august only if it does not freeze.
It flowers on second year canes only where the canes are not damaged by winter cold. Clumps spread easily and produce plants that normally get to six feet tall. Jow pye weed eutrochium purpureum in the native garden. The bright red bracts appear on top of 68 foot tall canes and bright yellow tubular flowers emerge one at. Costus barbatus is endemic to a small area of costa rica in the central valley of san jose but with major urbanization of the area over the years, the plant has experienced great loss of habitat.
There is some question as to the correct identity of the plants grown in the nursery trade. From latin costus, from ancient greek kostos, from sanskrit kuha. Costus curvibracteatus is a tropical rhizomatous perennial native to costa rica and panama. Above to the right is the african species costus talbotii. Many assert that these plants are actually costus comosus barkeri. Search from 30 top costus barbatus pictures and royaltyfree images from istock. Costus is often characterized and distinguished from relatives such as zingiber true ginger by its spiraling stems.
Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record view all images 7 photo. Needs to be kept inside from december to february in phoenix sun exposure. It is widespread through tropical and subtropical regions of asia, africa, and the americas. The genus costus is the largest in this family with approximately 90 species acevedorodriguez and strong, 2005. Most plants in the trade as costus barbatus appear to be a form of costus comosus var. Costus spectabilis is the floral emblem of nigeria.
Many cultivars are available in commerce, including doubleflowered forms as well as some dwarf plants 48 tall. The combination of yellow flowers and red bracts makes a showy flower spike. It is apparently confused with the more commonly cultivated costus comosus which is sold as an ornamental plant and misidentified as c. For me the ginger family is a fascinating and beautiful group of plants that embody all the allure of the tropics with their exotically perfumed, strange and extravagant, orchidlike flowers above lushly layered big leaves. Barbatus is a high mountain anthropomorphic being the last of its species which has survived the unstoppable degradation of its natural habitat gypaetus barbatus hemachalanus, gypaetus barbatus altaicus, gipaete barbu, gypaetus barbatus, gypaetus. Costus speciosus variegatus variegated crepe ginger.
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