Costus afer

Costus afer

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 afer

Name

Costus afer Ker Gawl., Bot. Reg. 8: t. 683 (1823).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Costus sarmentosus Bojer, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 4: 262 (1835).
  • Costus trachyphyllus K.Schum., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 420 (1892).
  • Costus edulis De Wild. & T.Durand, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique, Compt. Rend. 38: 141 (1899).
  • Costus anomocalyx K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 396 (1904).
  • Costus deistelii K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 393 (1904).
  • Costus megalobractea K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 407 (1904).
  • Costus oblitterans K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 393 (1904).
  • Costus pterometra K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 394 (1904).
  • Costus subbiflorus K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 394 (1904).
  • Costus ulugurensis K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 396 (1904).
  • Costus bingervillensis A.Chev., Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 627 (1920).
  • Costus insularis A.Chev., Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 627 (1920), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola; Benin; Burkina; Burundi; Cameroon; Central African Repu; Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Gulf of Guinea Is.; Ivory Coast; Kenya; Liberia; Malawi; Mozambique; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Sudan; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zare; Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ker Gawler, J.B., 1823. Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment. London 8: t. 683.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Costus afer 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. Costus afer. 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. Costus afer. Published online. Accessed: November 20 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Costus afer. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 November 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Costus afer in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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