via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > C <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c> > *Cheilocostus speciosus* (J.König) C.Specht ... (*family*: Costaceae, also placed in Zingiberaceae) [image: Cheilocostus speciosus (J.König) C.Specht]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/3892120863/>
[image: Flowers of India]<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Crepe%20Ginger.html> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Cheilocostus%20speciosus> [image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Cheilocostusspeciosus&m=tags&z=m> [image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Cheilocostusspeciosus&format=kml_nl> ¿ *ky-lo-KOS-tus* ? -- from the Greek *cheilo* (lip) and from the Arabic * koost* *spee-see-OH-sus* -- showy, spectacular ... Dave's Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=speciosus> *commonly known as*: cane-reed<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/cane-reed>, crepe ginger<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/crepe-ginger>, Malay ginger<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/malay-ginger>, spiral flag<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/spiral-flag>, spiral ginger<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/spiral-ginger>, wild ginger<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/wild-ginger>• *Assamese*: যম লাখুটি jom lakhuti<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/yama-lakhuti-jom-lakhuti>• *Bengali*: কেউ keu<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/ke-u-keu>, কেউমুক keumuk<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/ke-umuka-keumuk>• *Dogri*: chamar-gatha<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/dogri/chamar-gatha>, केउ keu<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/dogri/ke-u-keu>• *Gujarati*: પેવટો pevato<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/pevato-pevato>• *Hindi*: केउ keu<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/ke-u-keu>, कुष्ठ kushtha<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/kustha-kushtha>• *Kannada*: ಪುಷ್ಕರಮೂಲ pushkaramula<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/puskaramula-pushkaramula>• *Konkani*: कोशी koshi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/kosi-koshi>• *Malayalam*: ആനക്കൂവ anakkuva<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/anakkuva-anakkuva>, ചണ്ണക്കൂവ cannakkuva<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/cannakkuva-cannakkuva>• *Manipuri*: khongbam takhelei<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/manipuri/khongbam-takhelei>• *Marathi*: पेव pev<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/peva-pev>• *Nepali*: बेलौरी belauri<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/nepali/belauri-belauri>• *Oriya*: କୁଷ୍ଠ kushtha<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/kustha-kushtha>• *Sanskrit*: केमुक kemuka<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/kemuka-kemuka>, कुष्ठ kustha<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/kustha-kustha>• *Tamil*: கோஷ்டம் kostam<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kostam-kostam>, வெண்கோஷ்டம் ven-kostam<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/venkostam-ven-kostam>• *Telugu*: కాశ్మీరము kasmiramu<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/kasmiramu-kasmiramu>, కిముక kimuka<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/kimuka-kimuka>, కోష్టము koshtamu<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/kostamu-koshtamu> *more names, the lesser used*: *Hindi* (derived from Sanskrit): भाशुर bhasur<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/bhasura-bhasur>, निरज niraja<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/niraja-niraja>, पद्मपत्त्र padma-pattra<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/padmapattra>, पद्मक padmak<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/padmaka-padmak>, पाकल pakal<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/pakala-pakal>, पारिभाव्य pari-bhavya<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/paribhavya-pari-bhavya>, पावन pavan<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/pavana-pavan>, पुष्कर pushkar<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/puskara-pushkar>, रोग roga<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/roga-roga>, विषाण vishan<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/visana-vishan>, व्याप्य vyapya<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/vyapya-vyapya>• *Marathi*: खंबारी khambari<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/khambari-khambari>, पिंगा pinga<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/pinga-pinga>, पुष्कर pushkara<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/puskara-pushkara>, शिवणी shivani<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/sivani-shivani>, वागचवडा vagachavada<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/vagacavada-vagachavada>, वागराटी vagarati<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/vagarati-vagarati>• *Oriya* (derived from Sanskrit): ବ୍ଯାପ୍ଯ byapya<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/byapya-byapya>, କୌବେରୀ kauberi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/kauberi-kauberi>, କଉକଉଆ kaukaua<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/ka-uka-u-a-kaukaua>, ପାବନ pabana<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/pabana-pabana>, ପଦ୍ମମୂଳ padmamula<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/padmamula-padmamula>, ପାକଳ pakala<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/pakala-pakala>, ପାରିଭାବ୍ଯ paribhabya<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/paribhabya-paribhabya>, ପୁଷ୍କର pushkara<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/puskara-pushkara>, ପୁଷ୍କରିଣୀ pushkarini<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/puskarini-pushkarini>, ପୂଷ୍ପରମୂଳ pusparamula<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/pusparamula-pusparamula>, ରୁଜ ruja<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/ruja-ruja>, ସ୍ବଳ୍ପ ତରୁ swalpa taru<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/sbalpa-taru-swalpa-taru>• *Sanskrit*: आमय amaya<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/amaya-amaya>, भासुर bhasura<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/bhasura-bhasura>, ब्रह्मतीर्थ brahmatirtha<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/brahmatirtha-brahmatirtha>, दुष्ट dusta<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/dusta-dusta>, जरण jarana<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/jarana-jarana>, ज्वरक्षय jvaraksaya<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/jvaraksaya-jvaraksaya>, कदाख्य kadakhya<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/kadakhya-kadakhya>, कौबेर kaubera<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/kaubera-kaubera>, कुठिक kuthika<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/kuthika-kuthika>, कुत्स kutsa<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/kutsa-kutsa>, मृत्फली mrtphali<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/mrtphali-mrtphali>, पद्मक padmaka<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/padmaka-padmaka>, पद्मपर्ण padmaparna<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/padmaparna-padmaparna>, पद्मवर्णक padmavarnaka<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/padmavarnaka-padmavarnaka>, पाकल pakala<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/pakala-pakala>, पारिभाव्य paribhavya<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/paribhavya-paribhavya>, पावन pavana<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/pavana-pavana>, पुष्कर puskara<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/puskara-puskara>, पुष्करिनी puskarini<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/puskarini-puskarini>, राजभद्रक rajabhadraka<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/rajabhadraka-rajabhadraka>, रुजा ruja<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/ruja-ruja>, शीतल shitala<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/sitala-shitala>, शुष्कसम्भव shuskasambhava<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/suskasambhava-shuskasambhava>, श्वासारि shvasari<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/svasari-shvasari>, उत्पल utpala<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/utpala-utpala>, वानीरज vaniraja<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vaniraja-vaniraja>, विषाण visana<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/visana-visana>, व्याधि vyadhi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vyadhi-vyadhi>, व्याम vyama<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vyama-vyama>, वाप्य vyapya<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vapya-vyapya> *botanical names*: *Cheilocostus speciosus* (J.König) C.Specht ... *synonyms *: *Banksea speciosa* J.König (basionym) • *Costus speciosus* (J.König) Sm. ... many more at The Plants List<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-343835> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Photographed at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary on 05 SEP 09 Regards. Dinesh --
