Crêpe Ginger
Cheilocostus speciosus
14.15, 121.23
Field Notes
Description:
Cheilocostus speciosus (syn. Costus speciosus), family Costaceae (the Spiral Gingers) is native to Southeast Asia and India.
Crêpe Ginger is a tall landscape plant with large dark green leaves arranged on the stalk in a spiral. This species is found in roadside ditches and low-lying areas in the forest. The flowering season starts after the rainy season, from October to December.
Habitat:
Makiling Botanic Gardens, a 300-hectare forest park of the Mt. Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems, UPLB-College of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of the Philippines at Los Baños, Laguna.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2015
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