Costus spiralis (Jacq.) Roscoe var. spiralis
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Authority
Maas, Paulus J. M. 1972. Costoideae (Zingiberaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 8: 1-140. (Published by NYBG Press)
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Family
Costaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type. Plate 1 from the first volume of Jacquin's Hort. Schoenbr. is chosen here as holotype, the original plant a the Vienna Herbarium having been destroyed in World War II. The type material was collected by Jacquin near Caracas, Venezuela.
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Synonyms
Alpinia spiralis Jacq., Costus spiralis (Jacq.) Roscoe, Costus pisonis Lindl., Costus spiralis var. jacquinii Griseb., Costus erythrothyrsus Loes., Costus spiralis var. roscoei (Jacq.) Griseb.
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Description
Description - Leaves and petioles entirely glabrous. Chromosome number 2n = 18 (Maas, LBB 10825 from Suriname and Maas 3443, cult, at Jamaica).
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Distribution
(Fig 48, 4). Tropical South America, especially the Guianas and Southeastern Brazil; in moist rain forests or savanna-forests, or in shaded places on granitic outcroppings; usually at low elevations but also up to 1800 m.
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