Photo: Costus speciosus 0.
Botanical name:
Plant in flower. Gardenia, Helsinki, Finland. Greenhouse. 2001-08-14.
Costus speciosus (J. Knig) Sm.
Engl.: canereed, spiral ginger.
Sven.: spiralkostus.
Bot. syn.: Banksea speciosa J. König, Costus formosanus Nakai, Costus spicatus var. pubescens Griseb., Hellenia grandiflora Retz.