Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav.

  • Filed As

    Costaceae
    Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav.

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. Mori 24219 with C. Gracie, 26 Sep 1995

  • Location

    French Guiana. Saül and vicinity. Route de Bélizon, S of Eaux Claires, near entrance to Grand Bouef Mort Trail.

  • Description

    Herb, to 3 m tall. Lower leaves to 42 cm long. Inflorescence bracts red-orange with yellow-orange vertical line in center of each. Flowers orange. Inflorescence covered with 4 mm long brown ants with light tan abdomen. [Photo].

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 50533

    Occurrence ID: 2c02e622-6b3f-4ba2-8251-82a207ade175

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Costaceae

  • All Determinations

    Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. det C. A. Gracie, 1995

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    French Guiana

  • Locality

    Saül and vicinity. Route de Bélizon, S of Eaux Claires, near entrance to Grand Bouef Mort Trail.

  • Coordinates

    3.62, -53.2

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