Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta belongs to the Costaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Costus speciosus--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. La Selva Biol. Sta. 5 Nov 05. 005.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Costaceae
Genus
Hellenia
Specific Epithet
speciosa
Authorship
(J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 10.3
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#87,013 of 335,497
Top 26%
Extinction probability
6%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Costa Rica, Heredia
10.146972, -83.946167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Braulio Carillo. Roadside barrow near Rio Sucio, off main highway 32.
Collectors
No collectors specified
