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Insulin Plant

(Costus spiralis)

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Description

ostus spiralis is a species of Liliopsida first described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, and given its simplistic Asian name by William Roscoe. Costus spiralis belongs to the genus Costus, and the family Costaceae

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Zingiberales
Family:Costaceae
Genus:Costus
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