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Costus phyllocephalus

Family Name:	Costaceae
Synonyms:	Costus fissiligulatus
Common Name:	African Princess, Cameroon Costus, Cameroon Pink Ginger

Semi Shade

Moderate Water

Ornamental Flowers

Herbaceous Plant

Plant Division	Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Monocotyledon)
Plant Growth Form	Herbaceous Plant
Lifespan (in Singapore)	Perennial

Mode of Nutrition

Autotrophic

Native Distribution	Nigeria to SW. Uganda and N. Zambia
Native Habitat	Terrestrial
Preferred Climate Zone	Tropical

Local Conservation Status

Non-native

Growth Form	It is a spiral ginger which grows about 1.5 m tall.
Foliage	Its leaves are green and narrowly ovate, spirally arranged on the stem. The ligule is membranous, splitting into two unequal lobes.
Flowers	Its terminal inflorescence is ovoid to globose. The bracts are green and has one flower each. Its flowers are trumpet-shaped, pink with yellow throat.

Desirable Plant Features	Ornamental Flowers
Landscape Uses	Parks & Gardens

Light Preference	Semi-Shade
Water Preference	Moderate Water
Rootzone Tolerance	Moist Soils, Well-Drained Soils

Propagation Method

Stem Cutting, Division

Mature Foliage Colour(s)	Green
Foliar Arrangement Along Stem	Spiral

Individual Flower Shape

Trumpet-shaped

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Master ID	33605
Species ID	8019
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Species record last updated on: 26 August 2021.

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