Costus comosus

Costus comosus

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 comosus
Varieties: C. c. var. bakeri – C. c. var. comosus

Name

Costus comosus (Jacq.) Roscoe, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 350 (1807).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Alpinia comosa Jacq., Collectanea 4: 112 (1791).
• Heterotypic
  • Costus maritimus Standl. & L.O.Williams, Ceiba 1: 233 (1951).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Colombia; Ecuador Regional: Northern South America Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Panam Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roscoe, W., 1807. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 8: 350 (1807).

Links

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

Vernacular names

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