Filed As:

Costaceae
Costus arabicus L.

All Determinations:

Costus arabicus L. det. P. J. M. Maas, May 1976

Location:

Brazil. Mato Grosso. Barra do Garças Mun. Ca. 295 km along new road NNE of village of Xavantina. (Ca. 35 km due N of Royal Society-Royal Geographic Society Base Camp.) Along entrance road to Fazenda Santa Rita.

Collector(s):

G. Eiten 9689 with Liene T. Eiten, 03 Dec 1969

Description:

herb 1-1.25 m tall. Sepals white. Petals white with faint red stripes inside. Petaloid filament white basally, light ruby-red distally. Anthers cream-color, style white, stigma cream-color. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Open roadside, moist ground along brook. In dense virgin forest region.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 910192
GUID: 86cd61df-d4c0-413e-bd7e-32ddb8f1e95f

Map:

Coordinates: (-12.85, -51.75)

Distribution:

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