Nomenclature: wfo-0000362821
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_and_his_brother_John_Bellenden_Ker_(1765-1842)_holding_a_portfolio,_as_children_with_their_dog_by_Henry_Bone.jpg "John Bellenden Ker Gawler (1764-1842)")
Costus afer Bot. Reg. 8: t. 683 (1823)
Nomenclatural References
- 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 2022-06 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Costaceae > Costus > Costus afer
Synonyms
- Costus anomocalyx
- Costus deistelii
- Costus edulis
- Costus insularis
- Costus megalobractea
- Costus oblitterans
- Costus pterometra
- Costus pulcherrimus
- Costus sarmentosus
- Costus subbiflorus
- Costus trachyphyllus
- Costus ulugurensis
- Costus bingervillensis