Costus longibracteolatus
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| Costus longibracteolatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Costaceae |
| Genus: | Costus |
| Species: | C. longibracteolatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Costus longibracteolatus Maas | |
Costus longibracteolatus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Costus. Its native range is western South America to Guyana, where it grows in forests at lower elevations.[1][2] Costus longibracteolatus is known locally as Caña and Caña agria in Spanish, Sacha chiguilla in Kichwa, and Kiwácyo in Bora.[3] It was first described by Paul Maas in 1972.
Costus longibracteolatus has the common cultivars Costus 'Kiss of Death' and Costus 'Long Kiss'.[4]
