THAILAND NATURE PROJECT
THAILAND NATURE PROJECT
  • Animals
    • Insects of Thailand >
      • Coleoptera - Beetles
      • Hemiptera - True Bugs
      • Lepidoptera - Butterflies
      • Lepidoptera - Moths
      • Odonata - Dragonflies & Damselflies
      • Hymenoptera - Bees, Wasps & Ants
      • Mantodea - Mantids
      • Phasmatodea - Stick Insects
      • Orthoptera - Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets
      • Blattodea - Cockroaches
      • Diptera and other Fly families
    • Arachnids of Thailand >
      • Araneae - Spiders
      • Scorpiones - Scorpions
      • Opiliones - Harvestmen
      • Thelyphonida - Whip Scorpions
    • Other Arthropods
    • Reptiles of Thailand
    • Amphibians of Thailand
    • Birds of Thailand
    • Marine Fish of Thailand
    • Mammals of Thailand
  • Plants
    • Plants of Thailand >
      • Angiosperms - Flowering Plants
      • Pteridophytes - Ferns and Fern Allies
    • Plant Families - English - Thai - Chinese names
  • Fungi & Lichen
    • Fungi of Thailand
    • Lichen of Thailand
  • Contact
  • Animals
    • Insects of Thailand >
      • Coleoptera - Beetles
      • Hemiptera - True Bugs
      • Lepidoptera - Butterflies
      • Lepidoptera - Moths
      • Odonata - Dragonflies & Damselflies
      • Hymenoptera - Bees, Wasps & Ants
      • Mantodea - Mantids
      • Phasmatodea - Stick Insects
      • Orthoptera - Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets
      • Blattodea - Cockroaches
      • Diptera and other Fly families
    • Arachnids of Thailand >
      • Araneae - Spiders
      • Scorpiones - Scorpions
      • Opiliones - Harvestmen
      • Thelyphonida - Whip Scorpions
    • Other Arthropods
    • Reptiles of Thailand
    • Amphibians of Thailand
    • Birds of Thailand
    • Marine Fish of Thailand
    • Mammals of Thailand
  • Plants
    • Plants of Thailand >
      • Angiosperms - Flowering Plants
      • Pteridophytes - Ferns and Fern Allies
    • Plant Families - English - Thai - Chinese names
  • Fungi & Lichen
    • Fungi of Thailand
    • Lichen of Thailand
  • Contact
Cheilocostus speciosus.jpg

Cheilocostus speciosus  (J.Koenig) C.D.Specht

Crêpe Ginger, Crape Ginger, Malay Ginger, Spiral Flag, Wild Ginger

Plants > Angiosperms > Costaceae > Cheilocostus speciosus

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: Zingiberales
Family: ​Costaceae
Genus: Cheilocostus
Species: speciosus


  • Common names: Crêpe Ginger, Crape Ginger, Malay Ginger, Spiral Flag, Wild Ginger
  • Thai names: ชู้ไลบ้อง chu-lai-bong (Karen-Mae Hong Son), ซูเลโบ su-le-bo (Karen-Mae Hong Son), บันไดสวรรค์ bandai sawan (Peninsular), เอื้องช้าง ueang chang (Nakhon Si Thammarat), เอื้องต้น ueang ton (Yala), เอื้องเพ็ดม้า ueang phet ma (Central), เอื้องหมายนา ueang mai na (General), เอื้องใหญ่ ueang yai (Peninsular)
  • Chinese names: 
  • Distribution: ​​Native to the Malay Peninsula of Southeast Asia, but it has naturalized and become weedy in some tropical areas, including Hawaii and American Samoa.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum, ​Chanthaburi (Khao Soi Dao N.P.), Chiang Mai (Mae Rim), Mae Hong Son (Pai)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
Cheilocostus speciosus image location map.jpg
Image locations

Images of Cheilocostus speciosus from Thailand.
Cheilocostus speciosus.jpg
Cheilocostus speciosus (Crêpe ginger) Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, September
Cheilocostus speciosus.jpg
Cheilocostus speciosus Khao Soi Dao N.P. Chanthaburi August
Cheilocostus speciosus var.argyrophyllus.jpg
Cheilocostus speciosus var.argyrophyllus Chaiyaphum September
Cheilocostus speciosus.jpg
Cheilocostus speciosus Khao Soi Dao N.P. Chanthaburi August
Cheilocostus speciosus from Pai.jpg
Cheilocostus speciosus, Pai, Mae Hong Son, August 2017

References: 
The Plant List 
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
Med Thai 
National Tropical Botanical Garden 
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

​Main Pages

Insects of Thailand
Arachnids of Thailand
Other Arthropods of Thailand
Birds of Thailand
Reptiles of Thailand
Amphibians of Thailand
Marine Fish of Thailand
Mammals of Thailand
Plants of Thailand
Fungi of Thailand
Lichen of Thailand


©  2022 Thailand Nature Project - All Rights Reserved
No part of this website or any of its contents may be reproduced, copied, modified or adapted, without the prior written consent of the author.