PLANT FAMILY: Costaceae BOTANICAL NAME: Costus 'Red Ball' FORMAL SCIENTIFIC NAME: STATUS : CONTINENT: Neotropical SYNONYMS: ACCESSION NOTES: This is found on Mark Collins' widow's website at http://www.siammariposa.com/product/217 (Plant Group Siam Mariposa). It is the same plant as his son Colton Collins has listed as 'Alans Red' at Plant Group Hawaii. It is belived to be a form of Costus beckii collected at Atalaya, Peru. |