✿Costaceae · Costus
Inchulin Cheti / Insulin Plant
Costus pictus
HerboutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- February-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Costus pictus
- Genus
- Costus
- Family
- Costaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grown as a medicinal plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Central America
- Distribution
- Cultivated elsewhere
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Costaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Inchulin Cheti itself; the rest are typical of the Costaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- இன்சுலின் செடி Inchulin cheti
About Inchulin Cheti
Insulin Plant (Costus pictus) is a herb in the Costaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 9 other states. It is grown as a medicinal plant. Flowering and fruiting run from February to April.
Botanical family
Costaceae
Costus Family
Inchulin Cheti belongs to the Costaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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