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Plants of Hawaii

 Plants of Hawaii
Family Index - Species Index

Costaceae
Spiral ginger family (Monocot)

Previously in Zingiberaceae.

Select Costaceae known from Hawaii

Images by Forest and Kim Starr (Image use policy).

Costus comosus - Red tower ginger, spiral ginger (Costaceae)
Costus comosus
Red tower ginger, spiral ginger
Costus malortieanus - Spiral ginger (Costaceae)
Costus malortieanus
Spiral ginger
Costus sp. - Costus (Costaceae)
Costus sp.
Costus
Costus speciosus - Crape ginger, crepe ginger, malay ginger, spiral flag (Costaceae)
Costus speciosus
Crape ginger, crepe ginger, malay ginger, spiral flag
Costus tapenbeckianus - Costus (Costaceae)
Costus tapenbeckianus
Costus
Costus woodsonii - Scarlet spiral flag (Costaceae)
Costus woodsonii
Scarlet spiral flag
Tapeinochilos ananassae - Indonesian red wax ginger (Costaceae)
Tapeinochilos ananassae
Indonesian red wax ginger

All Costaceae known from Hawaii

Data from Bishop Museum (BISH) , Google , Smithsonian (NMNH) , National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) , Plants of Hawaii (Starr) , and Yahoo.

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Species Images Information Specimens
Costus aferStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus arabicusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus asplundiiStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus barbatusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus clavigerStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus comosusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus curvibracteatusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus cuspidatusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus deisteliiStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus dinklageiStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus dubiusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus englerianusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus glaucusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus globosusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus guanaiensisStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus guanaiensis var. macrostrobilusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus guanaiensis var. tarmicusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus laevisStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus lasiusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus leucanthusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus lima var. limaStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus lima var. scabremarginatusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus lucanusianusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus malortieanusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus megalobracteaStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus pictusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus productusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus pulverulentusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus scaberStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus speciosusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus spiralis var. spiralisStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus stenophyllusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus subsessilisStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus tappenbeckianusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus varzearumStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus villosissimusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus wilsoniiStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Costus woodsoniiStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Dimerocostus argenteusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Dimerocostus strobilaceus subsp. gutierreziiStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Dimerocostus strobilaceus subsp. strobilaceusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Monocostus uniflorusStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Tapeinochilos ananassaeStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Tapeinochilos beccariiStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Tapeinochilos dahliiStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Tapeinochilos hollrungiiStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Tapeinochilos piniformisStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Tapeinochilos queenslandiaeStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG
Tapeinochilos spectabileStarr, Google, YahooGoogle, BISH, NMNHBISH, NMNH, NTBG

* Native
? Unknown

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