Costus laevis Ruiz & Pav.

  • Filed As

    Costaceae
    Costus laevis Ruiz & Pav.

  • Collector(s)

    H. T. Beck 1775 with Alonso Ortiz, Hipolito Cantincuz & Alfonso Cantincuz, 20 Jan 1993

  • Location

    Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Awá Reserve. Community of Mataje.

  • Habitat

    Growing along Rio Mataje. Primary rain forest. Occasional.

  • Description

    Herb to 3.5m; young shoots leafless, red, clumped; bracts red w/ yellow; calyx red, corolla deep red.

  • Specimen Notes

    See also 201134. Specimen preserved in alcohol before drying

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00201135

    Occurrence ID: f779830e-7298-462f-b713-6b58211e2149

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Costaceae

  • All Determinations

    Costus laevis Ruiz & Pav. det P. J. M. Maas, 1993

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Esmeraldas

  • Locality

    Awá Reserve. Community of Mataje

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1.25, -78.67

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