Costus spectabilis: 1 definition
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Costus spectabilis means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)Costus spectabilis (Fenzl) K. Schum. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Cadalvena dalzielii C.H. Wright, Cadalvena pistiifolia (K. Schum.) Baker, Cadalvena pistiifolia Baker, Cadalvena spectabilis Fenzl, Costus pistiifolius K. Schum., Kaempferia spectabilis (Fenzl) Baker, Kaempferia spectabilis Baker.
References regarding Costus spectabilis (Fenzl) K. Schum. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Sitzungsber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl., Abt. (1865)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1892)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1898)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew (1912)
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