Nomenclature: wfo-0000362821
Costus afer Bot. Reg. 8: t. 683 (1823)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Maas-van de Kamer, H., Maas, P. J. M., Wieringa, J. J., & Specht, C. D. (2016). Monograph of African Costaceae. Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, 61(3), 280–318. https://doi.org/10.3767/000651916x694445 DOI link from Plazi TreatmentBank.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000099619: Selwyn [s.n.] Guinea Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000099626: unknown [s.n.] Congo, Republic of the Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000099629: Schweinfurth, G. [204] Central African Republic Link to Lectotype provided by Kew
- person : John Bellenden Ker Gawler (1764-1842) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Ker Gawl.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 796260-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-234553
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-234553
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2019-05 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06Placement: Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Costaceae > Costus > Costus afer