Crepe ginger - Costus speciosus

Common Name :	Crepe Ginger, Cheilocostus.
Botanical Name :	Costus speciosus
Family :	Zingiberaceae
Bengali Name :	Keu ful, Keu Kondo, Kosto.
Photo Taken :	Bangladesh

Crepe ginger is a perennial plant and common names for this flower in Indian territory are Keoo, Keu, Keukand, Kostu, Kemak, etc. Outside world knows this flower as Cheilocostus, Crepe Ginger, etc. This plant is indigenous to the Southeast Asia. It is profoundly available inside the hilly area of Bandarban. Botanical name of this plant is Costus Speciosus and it's from the family Zingiberaceae.





Crepe ginger (Costus speciosus) uses to grow somewhere between 3 feet to 8 feet depending upon the environment. Doesn't generate any brunch from the main stem. Flowers use to come at the top of the stem. Color of the flower is white and having yellow at the center of it. An individual flower has a trumpet shape. After the flower is faded away, only the cone shaped red bracts remain on the plant. In Bangladesh, the blooming season is from August to October.





Mainly this is using as an ornamental plant at most places. In some places of India people are cultivating for medical purposes. In Bangladesh, it is nothing but a wild flower. Recently in some residential area this plant is seen as an ornamental plant (as it doesn't require that much care).








Photos of Crepe ginger (Costus speciosus) were taken from the following location of Bangladesh. In Bangladesh the flower is known as Keu ful (কেঁও ফুল), Keu Kondo (কেঁও কন্দ ফুল), Kosto (কস্ত ফুল), etc.
1. September 2010: Bandarban.


This article has written by Lonely Traveler,
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