Costus spiralis

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 spiralis

Costus spiralis (Jacq.) Roscoe, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 350 (1807).

Basionym
- Alpinia spiralis Jacq., Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 1 (1797).
Homotypic
- Gissanthe spiralis (Jacq.) Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 279 (1812).
- Amomum spirale (Jacq.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 78 (1840).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Leeward Is.; Puerto Rico; Windward Is. Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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

español: Cañagria, caña de la virgen

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