| Common Name | Scientific Name | Code |
| cana de India | Costus guanaiensis Rusby | COGU |
| cana de India | Costus guanaiensis Rusby var. macrostrobilus (K. Schum.) Maas | COGUM |
| canereed | Costus speciosus (Koenig) Sm. | COSP8 |
| costus | Costus L. | COSTU |
| Costus guanaiensis var. macrostrobilus | Costus macrostrobilus K. Schum. | COMA13 |
| Costus spicatus | Alpinia spicata Jacq. | ALSP3 |
| Costus spicatus | Costus cylindricus Jacq. | COCY2 |
| spiked spiralflag | Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw. | COSP4 |
| spiral flag | Costus villosissimus Jacq. | COVI17 |
| spiral ginger | Costus pulverulentus C. Presl. | COPU22 |