Costaceae

21 species

Spiral ginger family; includes edible and medicinal rhizomes in tropical regions.

Cheilocostus globosus

Ginger lily, White spiral costus

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Rhizome - spice, Root, Pith, Stem

Costus amazonicus

Edible: Stem - water

Costus dewevrei

Edible: Stem sap

Showy costus, African costus

Costus erythrocoryne

Red spiral costus

Costus guanaiensis

Edible: Stalks, Flowers

Costus ligularis

Costus lucanusianus

Edible: Leaves, Shoots, Stems, Flowers, Vegetable

Costus phyllocephalus

Edible: Leaves, Stem, Vegetable

Costus productus

Edible: Flowers

Costus pulverulentus

Edible: Stems - sap

Cana agria, Red congo cane

Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Stems - drink

Costus spectabilis

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Costus spiralis

Spiral flag ginger, Scarlet costus

Edible: Buds, Fruit, Stem

Costus woodsonii

Bitter cane, Red button cane, Scarlet spiral ginger

Edible: Flowers

Dimerocostus sp.

Dimerocostus strobilaceus

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Stem

Hellenia speciosa

Edible: Leaves, Rhizome, Corm, Root, Fruit, Flower bud, Seed

Tapeinochilos ananassae

Backscratcher, Pineapple ginger, Giant spiral ginger, Indonesian wax ginger

Tapeinochilos hollrungii