Costus phyllocephalus

Costus phyllocephalus

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 phyllocephalus

Name

Costus phyllocephalus K.Schum., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 420 (1892).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Costus nudicaulis Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 300 (1898).
  • Costus dewevrei De Wild. & T.Durand, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique, Compt. Rend. 38: 139 (1899).
  • Costus fissiligulatus Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 49: 93 (1902).
  • Costus fissiligulatus var. major Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 49: 94 (1902).
  • Costus nudicaulis var. pilosa Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 15: 19 (1902).
  • Costus ubangiensis Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 49: 97 (1902).
  • Costus violaceus Koechlin, Fl. Gabon 9: 88 (1964).
  • Costus foliaceus Lock & A.D.Poulsen, Kew Bull. 52: 614 (1997).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola; Burundi; Cameroon; Central African Repu; Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Zambia; Zare References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schumann, K.M., 1892. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 15: 420.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Costus phyllocephalus 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 phyllocephalus. 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 phyllocephalus. Published online. Accessed: November 21 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Costus phyllocephalus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 November 2019.

Vernacular names

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