Filed As:

Costaceae
Costus arabicus L.

All Determinations:

Costus arabicus L. det. P. J. M. Maas, Nov 1974

Location:

Brazil. Goiás. Caiapônia Mun. Serra do Caiapó, ca. 12 km (straight line) S of Caiapônia. Alt. 840 m. (2756 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. R. Anderson 9660 with S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 02 May 1973

Description:

Herb 1.5 m tall; bracts red. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

gallery forest, adjacent brejo, and cerrado on higher slopes; edge of forest.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 910187
GUID: c5d27de6-2732-414c-9c53-2aa9bb75d373

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Online gazetteer (Offset calculated as straight line on Cria website.)
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 5000
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Coordinates: (-17.0566, -51.8167)

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