About Insulin Plant
Costus pictus, known as painted spiral ginger or spotted spiral ginger, is a species of plant in the Costaceae family. Its native range is Mexico to Central America. Costus pictus is winter-hardy in north Florida.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Costus pictus
- Genus
- Costus
- Family
- COSTACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grown as a medicinal plant
- Native to
- Central America
- Distribution
- Cultivated elsewhere
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Costaceae
Costus Family
Insulin Plant belongs to the Costaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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