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December 2023

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Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.

This species name was first published in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 11 (1788) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000363620.

Synonyms of Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Alpinia spicata Jacq. Enum. syst. pl. 11 wfo-0000338788
Amomum petiolatum Lam. Encycl. 136 wfo-0000339178
Costus conicus Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 75 (1812) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000362946
Costus cylindricus Jacq. Fragm. Bot. : 54 (1806) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000362963
Costus micranthus Gagnep. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 50: 586 (1903) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000363215
Costus quartus Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 1: 26 (1817) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000363484