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{{SPlantbox
|familia=Costaceae
|genus=Costus
|species=Lucanusianus
|common_name=Maboso (Kikongo)
|habit=herbaceous
|Max ht box=3
|Max ht metric=m
|origin=Guinea to DR Congo
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=shade
|water=moist
|features=flowers, edible
|flowers=purple, white
|Temp Metric=°F
|jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
|image_caption=G:\My pictures\Plant photos\PROTA\PROTA Bas Congo\Costus_lucanusianus
}}
Describe the plant here...
==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
By division.
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
*[[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
*[[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
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
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|familia=Costaceae
|genus=Costus
|species=Lucanusianus
|common_name=Maboso (Kikongo)
|habit=herbaceous
|Max ht box=3
|Max ht metric=m
|origin=Guinea to DR Congo
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=shade
|water=moist
|features=flowers, edible
|flowers=purple, white
|Temp Metric=°F
|jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
|image_caption=G:\My pictures\Plant photos\PROTA\PROTA Bas Congo\Costus_lucanusianus
}}
Describe the plant here...
==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
By division.
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
*[[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
*[[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
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
__NOTOC__
