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Dimerocostus strobilaceus

Dimerocostus strobilaceus
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0
Family
Costaceae (Cost family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
C. & S. Trop. America
Climate
wet tropical

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Dimerocostus strobilaceus, called “Pinuue Barbat” by the Kuna people of Panama, is a species of plant native to Central and South Tropical America. It mainly grows in wet areas.

Dimerocostus strobilaceus grows up to 6 meters tall. The flower corolla may be white or yellow.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dimerocostus strobilaceus 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.

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