Crape Ginger at The Pointe-à-Pierre Wild Fowl Trust, Triniad:
Crape Ginger or Costus Speciosus is possibly the best known cultivated species of the genus Costus. This plant is native to southeast Asia and Costus differs from the common ginger by having only one row of spirally arranged leaves. The species reproduces vegetative and birds disperse seeds when they feed on the fruits. While it is native to many Pacific Islands, it is an introduced invasive species on others it is cultivated in India for its medicinal uses and elsewhere as an ornamental.