Costus woodsonii Maas

PLANTS OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
COSTAOEAE
KAUAI Koloa District
National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley. McBryde: on
path leading to waterfall on left hand side of trail. Cultivated area.
Rhizomatous herb with densely dumping erect stems 2-3 m tall,
green, leaves green. Inflorescence brads orange with yellow line,
sepals and petals orange, labellum pale orange, yellow within.
Spreading vegetatively by rhizomes and canes, forming dense
stands locally, originally from cultivated plant(s). Original tag a
Lat/Long: 21.907627, -159.509506
Elevation: 52 m
David H. Lorence 10335	21JUN 2012
Kava Vale	photo
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
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