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Index of Botanical Specimens
Name
Costus
Linnaeus
Authorship
Linnaeus
Rank
Genus
NomenclaturalStatus
NomLeg
Placed in
Zingiberaceae
Contains
Costus amazonicus
(Loesener) J. F. Macbride
Costus arabicus
Linnaeus
Costus bakeri
K. Schumann
Costus chartaceus
Maas
Costus comosus
(Jacquin) Roscoe
Costus curvibracteatus
Maas
Costus formosus
C. V. Morton
Costus gabonensis
Koechlin
Costus laevis
Ruiz & Pavon
Costus lanceolatus
Petersen
Costus lima
K. Schumann
Costus phlociflorus
Rusby
Costus plowmanii
Maas
Costus quasi-appendiculatus
Woodson ex Maas
Costus ramosus
Woodson
Costus ruber
C. Wright ex Grisebach
Costus sanguineus
Donnell Smith
Costus skutchii
C. V. Morton
Costus sp.
Costus steinbachii
Loesener
Costus subsessilis
(Nees & Martius) Maas
Costus uniflorus
Poeppig ex Petersen
Costus woodsonii
Maas
Remarks
Type: C. arabicus Linnaeus
Citation
1753
Sp. Pl.
1: 2
