""'Costus curvibracteatus " "'is a tropical rhizomatous perennial native to Costa Rica and Panama.
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On the other hand there are exported costus, bdellium, lycium, Seric skins, cotton cloth, silk yarn, and indigo.
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The previous four spices mentioned were, in weight, more than the costus by a ratio of 1 1 / 3 to 1.
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Bromeliads, costus, gingers, heliconias, aroids all luxuriate in the exact elements that drive us mad with discomfort : heat, humidity and rain.
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A : The first plant is a spiral ginger, so called because the foliage of so many in the genus Costus spiral around their reedlike stems.
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"Costus " is often characterized and distinguished from relatives such as " Zingiber " ( true ginger ) by its spiraling stems.
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Also thumbing their figurative noses at the hurricanes were other small gingers, including fiery costus ( C . cuspidatus ) and red lollipop ( C . erythrothyrsus ).
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Larvae have been found among dead leaves and on other parts of banana, " Costus spicatus ", ferns, " Pandanus ", pineapple, sugarcane and other plants.
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The real life residence of gay pop artist painters Costus ( Juan Carrero and Enrique Naya ), who also appear in the film, served as the place where Luci and Bom set up their home.
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Like other hermits, this barbthroat visits widely separated flowers including : " Heliconia ", " Costus " spiral gingers, and bananas, and the male is less aggressively territorial than other male hummingbirds.
