Costus laevis

Costus laevis

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 laevis

Name

Costus laevis Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. 1: 3 (1798).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Costus giganteus Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 687 (1891), nom. illeg.
  • Costus kuntzei K.Schum., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 422 (1892).
  • Costus pulcherrimus Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 301 (1898).
  • Costus splendens Donn.Sm. & Türckh., Bot. Gaz. 33: 260 (1902).
  • Costus cylindricus var. pulcherrimus (Kuntze) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 406 (1904).
  • Costus maximus K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 405 (1904), nom. illeg.
  • Costus weberbaueri Loes., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 712 (1929).
  • Costus skutchii C.V.Morton, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 27: 306 (1937).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Belize; Bolivia; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panam; Peru Continental: Northern America Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ruiz, H. & Pavon, J. 1798. Flora Peruviana, et Chilensis, sive Descriptiones, et icones plantarum Peruvianarum, et Chilensium, secundum systema Linnaeanum digestae, cum characteribus plurium generum evulgatorum reformatis. Tomus I. VI + 78 pp., tt. 1–106. Typis Gabrielis de Sancha, Madrid. Biblioteca Digital BHL Reference page. : 1: 3

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Costus laevis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Costus laevis. 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 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Costus laevis. Published online. Accessed: November 21 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Costus laevis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 November 2019.

Vernacular names

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