Costus amazonicus

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 amazonicus
Subspecies: C. a. subsp. amazonicus C. a. subsp. krukovii

Name

Costus amazonicus (Loes.) J.F.Macbr., 1931. Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 11: 13.

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Costus malortieanus var. amazonicus Loes., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 710 (1929).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Colombia; Ecuador; Peru

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

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Vernacular names


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