Costus afer

Taxonavigation

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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

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

Synonyms

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  • 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

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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

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Primary references

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  • 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.
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Vernacular names

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