Hellenia speciosa(CQTSC)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: CQTSC
- Preferred name: Hellenia speciosa
- Authority: (Koenig) Dutta
Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan), New Guinea, Australia (Queensland). Cultivated as an ornamental, and used medicinally. Introduced in Central America, Caribbean
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Costus speciosus | (J. Koenig) S.R. Smith |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| crape ginger | English |
| Malay ginger | English |
| spiral ginger | English |
| white costus | English |
| Kostwurz | German |
| caña mejicana | Spanish |
| bì qiào jiāng | Chinese |
| 闭鞘姜 | Chinese |
| setawar halia | Indonesian |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Commelinids (
1COMD )
Order
Zingiberales (
1ZINO )
Family
Costaceae (
1CQTF )
Genus
Hellenia (
1HLVG )
Species
Hellenia speciosa (
CQTSC )