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Cheilocostus speciosus (J. König) C.D. Specht

[ Family : Costaceae ]

[ Synonyms : Amomum arboreum Lour.; Amomum hirsutum Lam.; Banksea speciosa J. König ; Cardamomum arboreum (Lour.) Kuntze ; Costus angustifolius Ker Gawl.; Costus formosanus Nakai ; Costus hirsutus Blume ; Costus loureiroi Horan.; Costus nipalensis Roscoe ; Costus speciosus (J. König ) Sm.; Costus vaginalis Salisb.; Hellenia grandiflora Retz.; Kaempferia speciosa (J.König) Thunb.; Tsiana speciosa (J.König) J.F.Gmel.
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[ Common name (Local) : Kemuk, Betlaure, Kenw ]

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Name in other Languages :

• Bengali : Kemuk, Betlaure | Sanskrit : Kemuka, Pushkara mula, Kushtha | Hindi : Keu, Knew, Keukand | Tribal : Orop, Kewa kanda, Keo gera, Taogora | English : Canereed spiral flag, Costus, Crepe Ginger | Other Languages : Aanakoova, Channakuva, Pushkaramulam (Mal.) Kuiravam, Kostam (Tam.)

[ Trade Name : Keyu ]

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Plant Characteristics :

Habit : Erect rhizomatous herb
Habitat & Ecology : Terrestrial, Wild, grows well in moist shady places and wastelands.
Occurrence : Available through out the state upto an altitude of 1700 m.

Status : Common
Botanical Character : A perennial rhizomatous herb, leafy stem 2-3 m high, stout, subwoody at base. Leaves spirally arranged, about 30 cm or more long, oblong, acute, thinly silky beneath. Spike dense-flowered, 5-15 cm. Calyx 2-3 cm; bracts ovate, bright red, segments 3, ovate cuspidate. Corolla-segments white with a median yellow band, oblong. Lip white, suborbicular, 5-7 cm, the margins incurved and meeting. Filament long, including the oblong petaloid connective. Fruits capsule , globosely trigonous, red, crowned with the persistent calyx. Seed black.

Cultivation and Growth :

Flowering & Fruiting : June--November
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Soil Character : Grows in wide variety of soil and climatic condition.
Climate : Subtropial to Temperate
Propagules : Seeds, Rhizomes
Sowing Times : April--July
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Usable Parts of the Plant :

Rhizome, Root

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