Filed As:

Costaceae
Costus arabicus L.
All Determinations:

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

Location:

Brazil. Acre. Bujari Mun. Floresta Estadual do Antimari, Rio Antimari, 2 km from FUNTAC station.
Collector(s):

R. Ehrich 7c with , 16 Feb 1999
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.
Habitat:

Inundated riverbank. Very frequent along inundated riverside.
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 471951
GUID: d3234049-55c7-432e-b9b7-336d929ac386
Map:

Georeferencing Method: Coordinates determined at another institution
Coordinates: (-9.8308, -67.9519)

Distribution:

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