Costus pictus

Costus pictus

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 pictus

Name

Costus pictus D.Don, Edwards's Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1594 (1833).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pyxa picta (D.Don) S.R.Dutta & S.Yadav, Fl. Maharashtra 5B: 405 (2009), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Costus mexicanus Liebm., Bot. Tidsskr. 18: 261 (1893).
  • Costus congestus Rowlee, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 49: 291 (1922).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua Continental: Mexico Regional: Central America Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Don, D., 1833. Edwards's Botanical Register 19: t. 1594.

Links

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

Vernacular names

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