Dimerocostus strobilaceus (Cultivated- Kenya)

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Dimerocostus strobilaceus (Cultivated- Kenya)

Dimerocostus strobilaceus Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 687 1891 (Syn: Dimerocostus guttierezii Kuntze);

Image by Aarti S.Khale (ID by Pankaj Kumar, validation by Tanay Bose)

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C. & S. Trop. America as per WCSP;

Request for ID : 250111 : AK-3: Taken at Nairobi, Kenya in January,2009.

Plant about 4-5 feet in height.

Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: August 1 to 14, 2014 : Dimerocostus strobilaceus : Nairobi,Kenya : 270814 : AK-102 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1).

Yellow Spiral Ginger from Nairobi, Kenya.

Cultivated, garden plant seen in a hotel garden.

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References:

http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-239710

http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=239710

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