PACING (Costus speciosus (Koen.) J.E. Smith )

PACING
Costus speciosus (Koen.) J.E. Smith

Zingiberaceae
Vernacular names: crepe ginger, wild ginger, Malay ginger (Eng.);
Indonesia:Javanese: tabar-tabar; Sumatra: setawar; Malaysia: setawar, tawar, setengteng;
 the Philippines: tubong-usa, tiuasi; Thailand: uang-maina, uang-yai, uang-phetma
Geographical distribution: from India, throughout Southeast Asia to Taiwan
and Australia

The one of five hundred plant species in Gunung Halimun Salak National Park, West Java

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