Costus guanaiensis Rusby var. guanaiensis

  • Filed As

    Costaceae
    Costus guanaiensis Rusby var. guanaiensis

  • Collector(s)

    T. B. Croat 85990 with José Ribamar Bandeira & Helenilse Santos de Freitas, 4 Dec 2001

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Porto Acre Mun. Reserva Forestal Huamaitá, ca. 27 km NNE of Rio Branco on road to Porto Acre, 28 km S of Porto Acre, 3 Km E along road to field station of Universidade Federal do Acre, situated on S bank of Rio Acre.

  • Description

    1.5 m tall; floral bracts green, foliaceous; sepals whitish; corolla lip white with yellow center and otherwise reddish tinged throughout, the lip recurved with 2 bright yellow lines exposed, the entire throat with reddish lines.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1414590

    Occurrence ID: 9c08e831-5c8a-45aa-8495-ec419115296f

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Porto Acre Mun.

  • Locality

    Reserva Forestal Huamaitá, ca. 27 km NNE of Rio Branco on road to Porto Acre, 28 km S of Porto Acre, 3 Km E along road to field station of Universidade Federal do Acre, situated on S bank of Rio Acre.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 150 - 200 m. (492 - 656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -9.7506, -67.6719

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