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: 
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Image locations
Images of Cheilocostus speciosus from Thailand.
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Cheilocostus speciosus (Crêpe ginger) Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, September
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Cheilocostus speciosus Khao Soi Dao N.P. Chanthaburi August
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Cheilocostus speciosus var.argyrophyllus Chaiyaphum September
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Cheilocostus speciosus Khao Soi Dao N.P. Chanthaburi August
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Cheilocostus speciosus, Pai, Mae Hong Son, August 2017
References: 
The Plant List 
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
Med Thai 
National Tropical Botanical Garden