naturalizedCostaceae
Costus pulverulentus
red cigar
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Costus pulverulentus, the red cigar or spiral ginger (a name it shares with other members of its family), is a species of flowering plant in the family Costaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador, and it has been introduced to Cuba and Florida. It is invasive in Hawaii.
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Seasonality
Only 5 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.
Gallery · 9 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 11 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 199 · GBIF 208 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 142 · GBIF 146 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 45 · GBIF 46 ✓
Waimānalo · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 7 ✓
Kahaluʻu · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiāhole · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuGBIF 2
Waimea · OʻahuiNat 1
Hāmākualoa · MauiGBIF 1
Moanalua · OʻahuGBIF 1
Waipiʻo · OʻahuGBIF 1