Plant Details

Accepted name:: Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. [Costaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
caña agria	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
lebi singaafu	Other	Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
sangrafu whole plant	Other	Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)

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

Kew's taxonomic resources include 9 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Costus anachiri Jacq. Fragm. Bot.: 55 (1806).
Costus ciliatus Miq. Linnaea 18: 73 (1844).
Costus cylindricus var. anachiri (Jacq.) Petersen in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 54 (1890).
Costus cylindricus var. ciliatus (Miq.) Petersen in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 54 (1890).
Costus nutans K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 407 (1904).
Costus puchucupango J.F.Macbr. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 49 (1931).
Costus quintus Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 1: 26 (1817), not validly publ.
Costus scaberulus Rich. ex Gagnep. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 49: 99 (1902).
Costus tatei Rusby Phytologia 1: 51 (1934).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav.	Comm. Med. Pl. Harvesting, Suriname (van Andel & Havinga, 2008) Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Costus scaber Ruiz & pav.	Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009)

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