Costus spectabilis

Costus spectabilis

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 spectabilis

Name

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Costus spectabilis (Fenzl) K.Schum., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 422 (1892).

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Cadalvena spectabilis Fenzl, Sitzungsber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl., Abt. 2, 51(2): 139 (1865).
  • Homotypic
    • Kaempferia spectabilis (Fenzl) Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 297 (1898).
  • Heterotypic
    • Costus pistiifolius K.Schum., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 424 (1892).
    • Cadalvena pistiifolia (K.Schum.) Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 297 (1898).
    • Cadalvena dalzielii C.H.Wright, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 195 (1912).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Tropical Africa
      • Guinea Is.; Ivory Coast; Kenya; Malawi; Mali; Mozambique; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Sudan; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zare; Zimbabwe

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

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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