Cheilocostus speciosus

• Botanical Name : Cheilocostus speciosus (J. Koenig) C. D. Specht
• Synonyms : Costus speciosus (J. Koenig) Sm.
• Common Name : Crepe Ginger, Valkadi, Pavuta
• Plant Family : Costaceae

• Earlier this plant was placed in family Zingiberaceae but as per modern views it should be placed in family Costaceae which is separated from Zingiberaceae.

• Plant Form : Herb
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park

About Cheilocostus speciosus Plant :

• Habit : Tall, perennial herbs with slender, glabrous stems.
• Leaves : Oblanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, appressed-hairy beneath.
• Inflorescence : Spike
• Flowers : White, in terminal, compact spike.
• Fruit : Capsule, obtusely trigonous, deep-red.
• Seeds : Greyish-black, smooth, glabrous.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : August-December