Costaceae
Costus

Costus mosaicus W.Bull

First published in Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 1887: 10 (1887)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is DR Congo. It is an epiphyte or perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Zaïre

Classification

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Publications

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 11, 2016 Haigh, A. [s.n.] K:SPC-67736.000 No
May 11, 2016 Haigh, A. [s.n.] K000501809 Type No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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