Filed As:

Costaceae
Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav.

All Determinations:

Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. det. D. C. Daly, 1991

Location:

Brazil. Acre. Rio Branco Mun. UFAC campus, 50m from start of the Parque Zoobotanical trail.

Collector(s):

K. A. Kainer 33 with Michelle Pinard, 05 Sep 1989

Description:

Stem is erect to leaning, approx 2 1/4m long. Sheath is persistant on lower meter of plant. Sap tastes like lemon.

Habitat:

Found in primary & secondary forest in shade.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 867008
GUID: de41b726-b047-43f9-9db6-b674bdadf25d

Map:

Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 178770
Geodetic Datum: SAD69
Coordinates: (-9.97472, -67.81)

Distribution:

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