Costus guanaiensis Rusby

  • Filed As

    Costaceae
    Costus guanaiensis Rusby

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 48526, 01 Mar 1998

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Ichilo Prov. Villa Nuevo Horizonte, along new highway from Buena Vista to Río Ichilo.

  • Habitat

    Flat to very gently rolling, sandy clay soil. Brushy with remnant trees, edges of pasture and dirt road to southwest, former tropical evergreen forest, with Croton matourensis, Abarema jupunba.

  • Description

    Several stems in a clump, 2.5 m tall. Inflorescence bracts red-purple with green tips, the basal ones red within when open to disperse the fruit. flowers bright red.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 298878

    Occurrence ID: 44e654a0-6790-4de2-b475-d484f7f70552

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Costaceae

  • All Determinations

    Costus guanaiensis Rusby det M. H. Nee, 1998

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • County/Municipio

    Ichilo Prov.

  • Locality

    Villa Nuevo Horizonte, along new highway from Buena Vista to Río Ichilo.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 250 m. (820 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -17.32, -64.15

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