Scientific name: Costus scaber
Vern: spiral ginger (En); cana-de-macaco (BrP)
Vern: spiral ginger (En); cana-de-macaco (BrP)
Local: sangrafu, rode sangrafu (Sr); congo cane, wild ginger (GU); canne congo (FG)
Indig: siwiru (Tr); maikaman (Way)
Maroon: sangrafu
Growth Form: Herbs
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Costaceae
Notes: This species belongs to the order Zingiberales, which includes tropical flowering plants such as gingers and bananas. It is part of the family Costaceae, known as spiral gingers due to their distinctive leaf arrangement. Because of its extensive distribution and deep cultural importance in traditional medicine and rituals, it has earned many regional and global vernacular names.