Costus amazonicus

Costus amazonicus

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 amazonicus
Subspecies: C. a. subsp. amazonicus – C. a. subsp. krukovii

Name

Costus amazonicus (Loes.) J.F.Macbr., 1931. Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 11: 13.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Costus malortieanus var. amazonicus Loes., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 710 (1929).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Colombia; Ecuador; Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Macbride, J.F., 1931. Publications of the Field Columbian Museum. Botanical series Ser. 11: 13.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Costus amazonicus 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 amazonicus. 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 amazonicus. Published online. Accessed: November 20 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Costus amazonicus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 November 2019.

Vernacular names

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