Difference between revisions of "Costus lucanusianus"

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*[[Medicinal and useful plants collected in the Manianga District of the Republic of Zaire]], by W.W. Arkinstall,Ethno - Botanique, Kinshasa, Zaire, 1979
 
*[[Medicinal and useful plants collected in the Manianga District of the Republic of Zaire]], by W.W. Arkinstall,Ethno - Botanique, Kinshasa, Zaire, 1979
*[[The useful plants of West Tropical Africa. Volume 1]], by H.M. Burkill, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom, 1985. 2nd Edition. ISBN
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*[[The useful plants of West Tropical Africa. Volume 1]], by H.M. Burkill, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom, 1985. 2nd Edition. ISBN 094764301X
 
*[[Plantes consommées en légume au Zaire]], by Konda Ku Mbuta, Mbembe Bitengeli, Bavukinina Ngoma, Itufa Y'okolo, Kinshasa, Zaire, 1992
 
*[[Plantes consommées en légume au Zaire]], by Konda Ku Mbuta, Mbembe Bitengeli, Bavukinina Ngoma, Itufa Y'okolo, Kinshasa, Zaire, 1992
 
*[[Inventaire et composition chimique des aliments et denrées alimentaires traditionnels du Kwango-Kwilu au Zaïre]], by  F. Mbemba & J. Remacle, 1992  
 
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: 3 m"m" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Lifespan: perennial
Origin: Guinea to DR Congo
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Exposure: shade
Water: moist
Features: flowers, edible
Flower features: purple, white
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