Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta

PLANTS OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Costus speciosus (J.Kortig)Sm.
costaceae	B|SH>Ny
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
KAUAI: Koloa District, National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley.
Pump 6, Zingiberales collection behind Chalet (pumpkeeper's cottage).
Perennial herb, stems clumping, 1-1.5 m tall. Inflor. bracts, ovries, calyx wine
red, labellum white and relatively small, stamen yellow. Cultivated, NTBG
620073.001(7) [Deaccesssioned because very weedy.]
LatfLong: 21° 53' 30" N 159° 30 30 W
Elev: 49 ft = 15 m
David H. Lorence 9480	14 OCT 2005
Maureen Murphy
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
04356218