Costus amazonicus
(Loes.) J. F. Macbr.
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Description
A herb. It has a rhizome or underground stem. The plant grows 1.5 m long. The leaves are dark green above and pale underneath. The flowers are pale yellow and red inside with green bracts.
Edible Uses
Water from the stem is consumed.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
Synonyms
Costis malortieanus var. amazonicus Loes.
Also Known As
Boita, Iwajyu
References (3)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 265 (subsp. krukovii)
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 294
