Plant Details

Accepted name:: Costus spiralis var. spiralis [Costaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies of:: Costus spiralis (Jacq.) Roscoe
Infraspecies:: Costus spiralis var. villosus Maas

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
cana-de-macaco	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
xiwiyu	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
leaf		Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Costus pisonis Lindl. Bot. Reg. 11: t. 899 (1825).
Costus spiralis var. jacquinii Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. I.: 602 (1864).
Costus spiralis var. pisonis Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. I.: 602 (1864).
Costus spiralis var. roscoei Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. I.: 602 (1864).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Costus spiralis (Jacq.) Roscoe ssp. Spiralis	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
Costus spiralis (Jacq.) Roscoe var. spiralis	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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