Plant Details

Accepted name:: Costus arabicus L. [Costaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
caña agre	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
kemooka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kostum	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kushtam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
weti singaafu	Other	Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaves		Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 17 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Costus pilgeri K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 404 (1904).
Alpinia arabica (L.) M.R.Almeida Fl. Maharashtra 5A: 94 (2009).
Costus arrabidae Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 426 (1840).
Costus brasiliensis K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 403 (1904).
Costus discolor Roscoe Monandr. Pl. Scitam.: t. 81 (1828).
Costus glabratus Sw. Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 11 (1788).
Costus glabratus var. niveopurpureus (Jacq.) Petersen in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 53 (1890).
Costus gracilis Loes. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 711 (1929).
Costus niveopurpureus Jacq. Fragm. Bot.: 55 (1806).
Costus niveus G.Mey. Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 1 (1818).
Costus pubescens S.Moore Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 481 (1895).
Costus pubescens f. fibrillosus Loes. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 711 (1929).
Costus ramosus Woodson Lloydia 2: 171 (1939).
Costus sextus Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 1: 26 (1817), not validly publ.
Costus spiralis var. hirsutus Petersen in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 55 (1890).
Costus validus Loes. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 711 (1929).
Costus verschaffeltianus Lem. Jard. Fleur. 4: t. 381 (1854).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Costus arabicus L.	Comm. Med. Pl. Harvesting, Suriname (van Andel & Havinga, 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Costus pilgeri K. Schum.	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)

Costus arabicus L.

Comm. Med. Pl. Harvesting, Suriname (van Andel & Havinga, 2008)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015)
World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

Costus pilgeri K. Schum.

SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)

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