Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta

  • Filed As

    Costaceae
    Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 29294, 28 Apr 1959

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Morobe. Oomsis.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4356231

    Occurrence ID: aa892464-5cce-4986-ab18-03a66c889f80

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Morobe

  • Locality

    Oomsis

  • Elevation

    Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Costus
Common on grassy roadsides in rain forest;
erect herb 1*5“2 ® tall; calyx red or reddish;
corolla white, Alt, 100 m.
Revision of the Costoideae
Costus speciosus (Koenig) J.E.Smith
Det. P.J.M. Maas
Utrecht 19*^
Morobe District: Oomsis
L. J. Brass, no. 292&U
April 28. 1959
Collected on the Sixth Archbold Expedition sponsored by the American
Museum of Natural History with the aid of a grant from the
National Science Foundation.
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