Costaceae
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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
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Tapeinochilos ananassae (wax ginger)
Hellenia speciosa (crêpe ginger)
Spirally arranged leaves of wild Hellenia speciosa
Zingiberales
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The Zingiberales are flowering plants forming one of four orders in the commelinids clade of monocots, together with its sister order, Commelinales. The order includes 68 genera and 2,600 species. Zin
Costaceae
…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 such as the banana (Musaceae), bird-of-paradise (Strelitziaceae), and edible ginger…
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Canna coccinea (Cannaceae)
Heliconia latispatha (Heliconiaceae)