Chamaecostus cuspidatus

Chamaecostus cuspidatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Costaceae
Genus: Chamaecostus
Species: Chamaecostus cuspidatus

Name

Chamaecostus cuspidatus (Nees & Mart.) C.D.Specht & D.W.Stev., Taxon 55: 158 (2006).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Globba cuspidata Nees & Mart., Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 11: 28 (1823).
• Homotypic
  • Costus cuspidatus (Nees & Mart.) Maas, Acta Bot. Neerl. 24: 469 (1975 publ. 1976).
• Heterotypic
  • Costus igneus N.E.Br., Ill. Hort. 31: 25 (1884).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast; Brazil Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Specht, C.D. & Stevenson, D.W., 2006. Taxon 55: 158.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Chamaecostus cuspidatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Chamaecostus cuspidatus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Chamaecostus cuspidatus. Published online. Accessed: November 20 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Chamaecostus cuspidatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 November 2019.
• http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/C/Chamaecostus_cuspidatus/

Vernacular names

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