Costus arabicus

Costus arabicus

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 arabicus

Name

Costus arabicus L., Sp. Pl.: 2 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Alpinia arabica (L.) M.R.Almeida, Fl. Maharashtra 5A: 94 (2009).
• Heterotypic
  • Costus glabratus Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 11 (1788).
  • Costus niveopurpureus Jacq., Fragm. Bot.: 55 (1806).
  • Costus sextus Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 1: 26 (1817), not validly publ.
  • Costus niveus G.Mey., Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 1 (1818).
  • Costus discolor Roscoe, Monandr. Pl. Scitam.: t. 81 (1828).
  • Costus arrabidae Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 426 (1840).
  • Costus verschaffeltianus Lem., Jard. Fleur. 4: t. 381 (1854).
  • Costus glabratus var. niveopurpureus (Jacq.) Petersen in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 53 (1890).
  • Costus spiralis var. hirsutus Petersen in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 55 (1890).
  • Costus pubescens S.Moore, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 481 (1895).
  • Costus brasiliensis K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 403 (1904).
  • Costus pilgeri K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 404 (1904).
  • Costus gracilis Loes., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 711 (1929).
  • Costus pubescens f. fibrillosus Loes., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 711 (1929).
  • Costus validus Loes., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 711 (1929).
  • Costus ramosus Woodson, Lloydia 2: 171 (1939).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Argentina Northeast; Bolivia; Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central; Colombia; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guyana; Haiti; Leeward Is.; Paraguay; Peru; Suriname; Trinidad-Tobago; Venezuela; Venezuelan Antilles; Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 2

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Costus arabicus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Costus arabicus. 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 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Costus arabicus. Published online. Accessed: November 20 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Costus arabicus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 November 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Costus arabicus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.474

Vernacular names

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