Costaceae
Paracostus

Paracostus englerianus (K.Schum.) C.D.Specht

First published in Taxon 55: 162 (2006)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Maas-van de Kamer, H., Maas, P.J.M., Wieringa, J.J. & Specht, C.D. (2016). Monograph of African Costaceae. Blumea 61: 280-318.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Maas-van de Kamer, H., Maas, P.J.M., Wieringa, J.J. & Specht, C.D. (2016). Monograph of African Costaceae. Blumea 61: 280-318.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2007 Sander [s.n.] Ghana K000099618 Type Yes
[FHI 35182] Cameroon K002425480 No
[FHI 33385] Nigeria K002425470 No
[FHI 20281] Nigeria K002425472 No
[7638] Cameroon K002425476 No
[738] Nigeria K002425474 No
[FHI 15512] Nigeria K002425469 No
[5299] Cameroon K002425482 No
[FHI 26887] Nigeria K002425471 No
[8] Nigeria K002425475 No
[4208] Cameroon K002425479 No
[A 968] K002425465 No
Ghogue, J.P.; Zapfack; Kenfack; Etuge; Mackinder [535] Cameroon K001422623 Yes
Pollard, B.J.; Nguty; Mackinder; Jonston; Angili; Bambo; Nwese; Mnyazi, Nwaga [551] Cameroon K001422625 Yes
Mbatchou, G.T. [456] Cameroon K001401541 Yes
[s.n.] K002425468 No
[3244] Cameroon K002425484 No
[6181] Cote d'Ivoire K002425459 No
[574] Cote d'Ivoire K002425458 No
[13679] Cameroon K002425478 No
[178] Cameroon K002425481 No
[6048] Equatorial Guinea K002425488 No
[s.n.] K002425467 No
[FHI 17341] Nigeria K002425473 No
[5150] Ghana K002425461 No
[3624-3] Equatorial Guinea K002425489 No
[2293] K002425490 No
[11967] Equatorial Guinea K002425487 No
[6682] Cameroon K002425477 No
[FH 6439] Ghana K002425462 No
[2571] Cameroon K000025736 No
[3290] Cameroon K002425483 No
[5150] Ghana K002425460 No
[1357] K002425466 No
[1710] Ghana K002425463 No
[2991] Ghana K002425464 No
[1059] K002425485 No
[81] Cameroon K002425486 No
Jan 1, 2012 Watts, J. [889] Cameroon Costus englerianus K000024809 No
Onochie, C.F.A. [15512] Nigeria Costus englerianus K:SPC-25183.000 No
Ghogue; Galla, J.; Taranovski, T.; Victor, N.; Victor N. [1442] Cameroon Costus englerianus K001495462 Yes
Onochie, C. [33385] Nigeria Costus englerianus K:SPC-24868.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0