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Occurrence
Least Concern

Croat, T 96181

March 20, 2006

Ecuador

This occurrence of Costus villosissimus Jacq. (Croat, T 96181) was collected on March 20, 2006 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 10 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Costus villosissimus, Croat 96181--Ecuador. Edo. Guaya. Manglares Churute Ecol. Res. 21 Mar 06. 013 (7).jpg

Costus villosissimus, Croat 96181--Ecuador. Edo. Guaya. Manglares Churute Ecol. Res. 21 Mar 06. 013 (7).jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Costaceae

Genus

Costus

Specific Epithet

villosissimus

Authorship

Jacq.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#263,932 of 335,497

Top 79%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →