Red Button Ginger
Costus woodsonii
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa & more
How to identify Red Button Ginger
Identify Red Button Ginger by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Compact red button-shaped bract cone.
- Confirm flower colour: Red.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Costaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Red Button Ginger.
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.
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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