Costus scaber

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 scaber

Name

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Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. 1: 2(–3), t. 3. 1798.

Synonymy

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  • Heterotypic
    • Costus anachiri Jacq., Fragm. Bot.: 55, t. 78. 1806. (as Costus Anachiri)
    • Costus quintus Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 1: 26. 1817, nom. inval. pro syn.
    • Costus ciliatus Miq., Linnaea 18(1): 73(–74). 1844.
    • Costus cylindricus var. anachiri (Jacq.) Petersen, Fl. Bras. (Martius) 3(3): 54. 1890.
    • Costus cylindricus var. ciliatus (Miq.) Petersen, Fl. Bras. (Martius) 3(3): 54. 1890.
    • Costus scaberulus Rich. ex Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 49(3–4): 99(–100). 1902.
    • Costus nutans K.Schum., Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV. 46 (Heft 20): 407. 1904.
      • Typus: Costa Rica, Guanacaste: Aguacate; Sep 1857; C.Hoffmann 727 (holotype: B† [negative 9906 in F]).
    • Costus puchucupango J.F.Macbr., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11(2): 49(–50). 1931.
      • Typus: Peru, Loreto: San Ramón, Yurimaguas, alt. 155–210 m; 4 Nov 1929; Williams 4570 (holotype: F-0041535F).
    • Costus tatei Rusby, Phytologia 1(2): 51(–52). 1934.
      • Typus: Bolivia, La Paz: Cordillera Real, Rio Chimate, alt. 1900 m; 10–14 Apr 1926; Tate 523 (holotype: NY-00320354).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Note:

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The name Costus scaber has also been applied to Costus curvibracteatus and Costus guanaiensis var. macrostrobilus, the name Costus nutans to Costus lasius.

 
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