✿Costaceae · Costus
Red Button Ginger
Costus woodsonii
outdoor
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Costus woodsonii
- Genus
- Costus
- Family
- Costaceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Telangana, Nagaland, Odisha, Tamil Nadu
- 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
- Redrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Red Button Ginger itself; the rest are typical of the Costaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Red Button Ginger
Red Button Ginger (Costus woodsonii) belongs to the Costaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa and 5 other states.
Botanical family
Costaceae
Costus Family
Red Button Ginger belongs to the Costaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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