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

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Vernacular names

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