Costus lateriflorus

Costus lateriflorus

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 lateriflorus

Name

Costus lateriflorus Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 301 (1898).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Costus letestui Pellegr., Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 1: 219 (1929).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Cameroon; Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Nigeria References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Baker, J.G. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), 1898. Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 301.

Links

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

Vernacular names

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