Costus arabicus L.

  • Filed As

    Costaceae
    Costus arabicus L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Ehrich 7c, 16 Feb 1999

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Bujari Mun. Floresta Estadual do Antimari, Rio Antimari, 2 km from FUNTAC station.

  • Habitat

    Inundated riverbank. Very frequent along inundated riverside.

  • Description

    herb. Herb 1-2 m (about 0.75-1 m above water level), inflorescence bracts 4 x 2.5-2.7 cm, green in exposed part, dark red in the covered part, callus 0.4 cm long, dark, first 2-3 bracts appendaged, bracteole 3 cm long, folded, tip green, below dark red, glabrous, calyx 3-lobed, one lobe deeply slit, tips oflobes green, below dark red, 2.5 cm long, corolla labellum 6.5 x 6 cm (plus 3 cm long tube), white with yellow center, lobes white, stamen 6 cm long, pink with yellow/white tip. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 471951

    Occurrence ID: d3234049-55c7-432e-b9b7-336d929ac386

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Costaceae

  • All Determinations

    Costus arabicus L. det P. J. M. Maas, 29 Dec 1999
    Note: confirmation of det. by Ehrich

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Bujari Mun.

  • Locality

    Floresta Estadual do Antimari, Rio Antimari, 2 km from FUNTAC station

  • Coordinates

    -9.8308, -67.9519

  • Georeferencing Method

    Coordinates determined at another institution.

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

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