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Costus spectabilis
Closely related to the Ginger family Zingiberaceae, it produces 4 large (12 x 12 cm), fleshy leaves which lie flat on the ground and form a basal rosette.
miombo woodland, 1000m, Widespread from Sierra Leone to Sudan and South to Angola and Zimbabwe
I spotted a lot of these in Malawi, this one was in Namizimu forest reserve.
Spotted on Jan 9, 2015
Submitted on Apr 18, 2015
2 Comments
Thanks K! It is nice to see the whole plant, it's attractive even when its not in flower.
I like the 3rd photo.