Costaceae FAMILY
Costus phyllocephalus
Costus phyllocephalus
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Costus phyllocephalus is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing a stem up to 50cm tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. A popular wild food within the plants native range, where it is often gathered from the wild.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Congo, southern DR Congo, northern Angola.
HabitatUndergrowth of lowland forest, often in humid localities along streams[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].