Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav.

  • Filed As

    Costaceae
    Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav.

  • Collector(s)

    K. A. Kainer 33 with Michelle Pinard, 05 Sep 1989

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Rio Branco Mun. UFAC campus, 50m from start of the Parque Zoobotanical trail.

  • Habitat

    Found in primary & secondary forest in shade.

  • Description

    Stem is erect to leaning, approx 2 1/4m long. Sheath is persistant on lower meter of plant. Sap tastes like lemon.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 867008

    Occurrence ID: de41b726-b047-43f9-9db6-b674bdadf25d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Costaceae

  • All Determinations

    Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. det D. C. Daly, 1991

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Rio Branco Mun.

  • Locality

    UFAC campus, 50m from start of the Parque Zoobotanical trail.

  • Coordinates

    -9.97472, -67.81

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    178770

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

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