Costus guanaiensis

Costus guanaiensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Costaceae
Genus: Costus
Species: Costus guanaiensis
Subspecies: C. g. subsp. guanaiensis – C. g. subsp. macrostrobilus – C. g. subsp. tarmicus

Name

Costus guanaiensis Rusby, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 694 (1902).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Costus sinningiiflorus Rusby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 219 (1927).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Belize; Bolivia; Brazil North; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Guatemala; Guyana; Nicaragua; Panam; Peru; Puerto Rico; Trinidad-Tobago; Venezuela Regional: Northern America Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rusby, H.H., 1902. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 29: 694 (1902).

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Costus guanaiensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Costus guanaiensis. 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 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Costus guanaiensis. Published online. Accessed: November 21 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Costus guanaiensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 November 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Costus guanaiensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.474

Vernacular names

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