Costus phaeotrichus

Common name:

Family: Costaceae

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Country of Origin: WC. Trop. Africa

Description:

Uses:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Kress Collection, SI#2002229

Provenance:

Collector# 1892A
Smith, S. F., (US), NMNH, , Bell, D. A., (BOT), Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History (UNITED STATES), Bourobou Bourobou, H. P., Mayombo, F J, Nzabi, T.
Gabon: Gamba Complex
Rabi
-1.97028, 9.87131, 04 Mar 2002

Herb, 1.5 m.  Sterile. 

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: commelinids
• Order: Zingiberales
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• Family: Costaceae
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References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, 22 February, 2019.
2. WCSP (2019) as Costus tappenbeckianus. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, 22 February, 2019.
3. BGCI ThreatSearch. Last accessed on Friday, 28 June, 2019.

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