Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav.

  • Filed As

    Costaceae
    Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Ehrich 2c, 14 Nov 1998

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Rio Branco Mun. Igarapé of Riozinho do Rola, basin of Rio Purus.

  • Habitat

    Common.

  • Description

    herb. Herb 1-3 m, inflorescence bracts 2.5-3 x 3-3.2 cm, yellow-orange, glabrous within, callus yellow, inside of bract and covered part more pinkish, bracteole 1.8 cm long, folded, pink, calyx 3-lobed, pink, 0.8 cm long, corolla yellow, labellum 1.5 x 3.5 cm, lateral lobes yellow tinged with pink, stamen yellow with pink border, 3.7 x 1 cm. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 471946

    Occurrence ID: baa59c30-0070-413f-a6fb-55d974346b4a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Costaceae

  • All Determinations

    Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. det P. J. M. Maas, 29 Dec 1999
    Note: confirmation of det. by Ehrich

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Rio Branco Mun.

  • Locality

    Igarapé of Riozinho do Rola, basin of Rio Purus

  • Coordinates

    -10.0739, -68.0364

  • Georeferencing Method

    Other collections. Coordinates borrowed from another label of the same locality. Verified by E. Kiernan, 8/21/2014.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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