Costaceae, known as the Costus family or spiral gingers, is a family of pantropical monocots. It belongs to the order Zingiberales, which contains horticulturally and economically important plants suc
Tapeinochilos ananassae 2
Tapeinochilos ananassae (wax ginger)
Hellenia speciosa (crêpe ginger)
Spirally arranged leaves of wild Hellenia speciosa
Canna is a genus of flowering plants consisting of 10 species known as cannas or canna lilies. It is the only genus in the family Cannaceae. All of the genus's species are native to the American tropi
Costaceae
…fleshy with tuberous roots. Taxonomy Cladogram: Phylogeny of Zingiberales Zingiberales Zingiberineae Zingiberariae Zingiberaceae Costaceae Cannariae Cannaceae Marantaceae Strelitziineae Lowiaceae Strelitziaceae Heliconiaceae Musaceae Phylogenetic tree of the family. Costaceae Monocostus Dimerocostus Chamaecostus…
Canna (foliage group) 'Auguste Ferrier'
Canna (Crozy Group) 'Alberich', Pfitzer 1949
Texas Gulf Coast, Red & Yellow