Costaceae
21 edible species
Spiral ginger family; includes edible and medicinal rhizomes in tropical regions.
Spiral ginger
Edible: Shoots
Ginger lily, White spiral costus
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Rhizome - spice, Root, Pith, Stem
Edible: Stem - water
Edible: Stem sap
Showy costus, African costus
Edible: Leaves
Red spiral costus
Edible: Fruit
Canahuate
Edible: Stalks, Flowers
Edible: Pith
Spiral ginger
Edible: Leaves, Shoots, Stems, Flowers, Vegetable
Edible: Leaves, Stem, Vegetable
Spiral ginger
Edible: Flowers
Edible: Stems - sap
Cana agria, Red congo cane
Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Stems - drink
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Spiral flag ginger, Scarlet costus
Edible: Buds, Fruit, Stem
Bitter cane, Red button cane, Scarlet spiral ginger
Edible: Flowers
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Stem
Crepe Ginger
Edible: Leaves, Rhizome, Corm, Root, Fruit, Flower bud, Seed
Backscratcher, Pineapple ginger, Giant spiral ginger, Indonesian wax ginger
Edible: Seeds
Edible: Fruit