Costus gibbosus D.Skinner & Maas A plant in cultivation at Rio Palenque Science Center, Ecuador with Dave Skinner B inflorescence showing the recurved apices of the bract appendages C lower leaf sheaths showing swollen margins D close-up of bract (left) and flower (right) E plant in habitat near Caluma, El Oro, Ecuador B, C at Waimea Arboretum, Hawaii 74S2037, grown from seeds collected by Tim Plowman D, E Photos of plant in the wild prior to collecting seeds for D.Skinner R3346, currently in cultivation. Photos A–E by Dave Skinner.