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will grow in full sun if it is kept moist. It reaches a maximum height of about 6 to 7 feet (1.8 to 2.1 m).
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increases soil fertility, is edible, and is a medicine. Other groups also use it in traditional medicine. The
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376:has several traditional uses. According to the
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718:"Costus Scaber and Affinities"
682:Skinner, Dave (October 2008).
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515:. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew
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1251:Flora of the Leeward Islands
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275:Kew Botanical Gardens
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850:10.1007/BF02862958
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335:Cultivation
289:Description
283:Saint Lucia
267:Puerto Rico
115:Commelinids
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1215:Categories
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1131:Plant List
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571:"Untitled"
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419:References
263:Martinique
259:Hispaniola
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355:symbiotic
232:Costaceae
153:Species:
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251:Dominica
190:Synonyms
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