• The first description of Costus curvibracteatus as a species was published by the Dutch botanist Paul Maas in 1976 in the Acta Botanica Neerlandica. (wikipedia.org)
  • however, this common name is better associated with Costus barbatus, a more widely cultivated and very similar species. (wikipedia.org)
  • Plant acquired from NYBG (#1413/91) as Costus barbatus - no provenance information available. (uconn.edu)
  • Most plants in the trade as Costus barbatus appear to be a form of Costus comosus var. (uconn.edu)
  • Costus barbatus at IUCN Redlist. (uconn.edu)
  • As a member of the genus Costus, the plant, despite its common name, is neither a type of citrus fruit (genus Citrus), a tulip (genus Tulipa) or ginger spice (genus Zingiber). (wikipedia.org)
  • Costus productus is more common in the ornamental plant trade, but is often incorrectly labelled as C. curvibracteatus. (wikipedia.org)
  • however, this common name is better associated with Costus barbatus, a more widely cultivated and very similar species. (wikipedia.org)
  • In this and other early works, the genus Costus is placed in the family Zingiberaceae, subfamily Costoideae. (wikipedia.org)