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... > Eukaryota > Viridiplantae > Streptophyta > Embryophyta > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Lilianae > Zingiberales > Costus

Preferred term

Costus  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Costus spicatus
  • spicatus, Costus

Note

  • do not confuse with SAUSSUREA COSTUS see SAUSSUREA

Scope note

  • A plant genus of the family Costaceae (sometimes classified in Zingiberaceae), order Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons). It is a source of SAPONINS and furostanol glycosides.

History note

  • 2002

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D029770

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