Crepe Ginger Costus Speciosus
by Karon Melillo DeVega
Title
Crepe Ginger Costus Speciosus
Artist
Karon Melillo DeVega
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Crepe ginger - Malay ginger
Costus Speciosus
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a very special tropical flower spotted in the rainforest of Hana, Maui, Hawaii.
Photographed in the shade near trees, these beautiful and exotic flowers are a real treasure to see in person.
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The petals are so delicate and pearlescent white with sparkle and iridescence.
was wishing i could have stayed in the area longer so that with the sun change i could see them sparkle in the sunlight, however, I am truly blessed to have seen them at all and cherish this new discover, for i had never seen them before in my entire life.
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the reed-like stems of this Crepe Ginger are about 6 feet high, and the flowers are ruffled and fringed, about 3 inches in diameter. the terminal cones (from which the flowers emerge) are glossy red.
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Photographed in the rainforest of Hana, Maui, Hawaii on
06 December 2011 at 2:50 PM.
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"Plant Name
Scientific Name: Costus speciosus
Synonym: Cheilocostus speciosus
Common Names: Crepe Ginger, Canereed, Crape Ginger, Malay Ginger
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Herb/Forb
Hawaii Native Status: Introduced. This naturalized ornamental garden plant is native to Malaysia.
Flower Color: White
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Height: Up to 10 feet (3 m) tall
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Description: The showy flowers emerge from between dark red to reddish purple bracts on pinecone-shaped, terminal inflorescences. The individual flowers are trumpet-shaped, up to 4 inches (10 cm) across, and have 3 fused, crinkled, crepe paper-like, white petals and a smaller, yellow, curved, petal-like stamen. The flowers are followed by round, 2/3 inch (1.5 cm) in diameter, red seed capsules containing black seeds and white flesh. The leaves are green, alternate, spirally arranged, and have leaf blades that are narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate in shape. The cane-like stems emerge from underground rhizomes and are upright, unbranched, and green to dark red in color.
Here in Hawaii, Crepe Ginger grows at the edge of moist, shaded to partly shaded forests at lower elevations.
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Classification
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass: Zingiberidae
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Costaceae – Costus family
Genus: Costus L. – costus
Species: Costus speciosus (J. Koenig) Sm. – canereed"
(source quote: wildlifeofhawaii.com/flowers)
Canon EOS 50D Macro - SQUARE Format
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April 8th, 2013
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