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Costus claviger is a species of flowering plant from the genus Costus.
Costus claviger is native to: French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname. It preferes to grow on a granitic substrate, i.e. in soil that contains granite.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Costus claviger by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
