Costus lucanusianus

Costus Lucanusianus subsp. var.	Maboso (Kikongo)
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Cultivation

Propagation

By division.

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References

• Medicinal and useful plants collected in the Manianga District of the Republic of Zaire, by W.W. Arkinstall,Ethno - Botanique, Kinshasa, Zaire, 1979
• The useful plants of West Tropical Africa. Volume 1, by H.M. Burkill, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom, 1985. 2nd Edition. ISBN
• Plantes consommées en légume au Zaire, by Konda Ku Mbuta, Mbembe Bitengeli, Bavukinina Ngoma, Itufa Y'okolo, Kinshasa, Zaire, 1992
• Inventaire et composition chimique des aliments et denrées alimentaires traditionnels du Kwango-Kwilu au Zaïre, by F. Mbemba & J. Remacle, 1992
• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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