Costus speciosus: common name details from PIER

Common name/Language/Location

Common name	Language	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
canereed	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
crape ginger	English	?	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 192)
crepe ginger	English	?	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1381)
isebsab	Palauan	Palau Islands (main island group)	Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 14)
Malay ginger	English	?	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 192)
okaoka	Kwara‘ae	Solomon Islands	Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. (1988) (p. 60)
sauer	Yapese	Yap (Waqab) Island	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 112)
spiral flag	English	?	Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 36)
wakawaka	Kwara‘ae	Solomon Islands	Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. (1988) (p. 60)
wild ginger	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)

Language/Location/Common name

Language	Location	Common name	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
English	?	canereed	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
English	?	crape ginger	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 192)
English	?	crepe ginger	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1381)
English	?	Malay ginger	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 192)
English	?	spiral flag	Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 36)
English	?	wild ginger	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Kwara‘ae	Solomon Islands	okaoka	Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. (1988) (p. 60)
Kwara‘ae	Solomon Islands	wakawaka	Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. (1988) (p. 60)
Palauan	Palau Islands (main island group)	isebsab	Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 14)
Yapese	Yap (Waqab) Island	sauer	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 112)

Location/Language/Common name

Location	Language	Common name	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
?	English	canereed	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
?	English	crape ginger	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 192)
?	English	crepe ginger	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1381)
?	English	Malay ginger	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 192)
?	English	spiral flag	Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 36)
?	English	wild ginger	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Palau Islands (main island group)	Palauan	isebsab	Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 14)
Solomon Islands	Kwara‘ae	okaoka	Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. (1988) (p. 60)
Solomon Islands	Kwara‘ae	wakawaka	Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. (1988) (p. 60)
Yap (Waqab) Island	Yapese	sauer	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 112)

Language/Common name/Location

Language	Common name	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
English	canereed	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
English	crape ginger	?	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 192)
English	crepe ginger	?	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1381)
English	Malay ginger	?	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 192)
English	spiral flag	?	Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 36)
English	wild ginger	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Kwara‘ae	okaoka	Solomon Islands	Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. (1988) (p. 60)
Kwara‘ae	wakawaka	Solomon Islands	Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. (1988) (p. 60)
Palauan	isebsab	Palau Islands (main island group)	Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 14)
Yapese	sauer	Yap (Waqab) Island	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 112)

This page was created on 30 SEP 2005 by PT for PIER, and was last updated on 7 Jan 2008 by PIER.