Costus villosissimus Jacq.
Costaceae
| Collection Number | Croat, T 96181 |
| Collectors | Thomas B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon Christoph |
| Identified By | P.J.M. Maas & H. Maas (U),2008 |
| Source | C. Davidson |
| Date | 21 March 2006 |
| Country | Ecuador |
| province | Guayas |
| Location | Reserva Ecológica Manglares Churute, Cerro Pancho Diablo, Sendero La Cascade. 180m elev. |
| Lat/Long | S 02 27 00 W 079 36 00 |
| Note | Culms 2+ m tall; flowers yellow. |
Local Habitat
0km distance
| Location | Ecuador, Guayas, Reserva Ecológica Manglares Churute, Cerro Pancho Diablo, Sendero La Cascade., S 02 27 00 W 079 36 00 |
| Date | 21 March 2006 |
| Ecology | A vestige of tropical dry forest adjacent to the mangrove. |
| Comment | Sphingidae. A conspicuous caterpillar. |
0km distance
| Location | Ecuador, Guayas, Reserva Ecológica Manglares Churute, Cerro Pancho Diablo, Sendero La Cascade., S 02 27 00 W 079 36 00 |
| Date | 21 March 2006 |
| Ecology | A vestige of tropical dry forest adjacent to the mangrove. |
| Comment | Alouatta sp., possibly A. palliata, howler monkey. |
0km distance
| Location | Ecuador, Guayas, Reserva Ecológica Manglares Churute, Cerro Pancho Diablo, Sendero La Cascade., S 02 27 00 W 079 36 00 |
| Date | 21 March 2006 |
| Ecology | A vestige of tropical dry forest adjacent to the mangrove. |
0km distance
| Location | Ecuador, Guayas, Reserva Ecológica Manglares Churute, Cerro Pancho Diablo, Sendero La Cascade., S 02 27 00 W 079 36 00 |
| Date | 21 March 2006 |
| Ecology | Tropical dry forest. |
| Comment | Syrphid (Syrphidae), a possible pollinator, on Terminalia catappa. |
