Plant Details

Accepted name:: Costus lucanusianus J.Braun & K.Schum. [Costaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
boso boso	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
canne d'eau	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
canne sauvage	Other	Gabon׳s Med. Pl. Markets (Towns et al., 2014)
mikuis	Other	Gabon׳s Med. Pl. Markets (Towns et al., 2014)
musanga vulu	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
ngo n’keni	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
spiral ginger	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaves, stem		Gabon׳s Med. Pl. Markets (Towns et al., 2014)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 2 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Costus dussii K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 402 (1904).
Costus lucanusianus var. major K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 392 (1904).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Costus lucanusianus	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Costus lucanusianus J. Braun & K. Schum.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Costus lucanusianus J.Braun & K.Schum.	Gabon׳s Med. Pl. Markets (Towns et al., 2014) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Costus lucanusianus J.Braun et K.Schum.	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998)

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