Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. belongs to the Costaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Costus, AAraujoM1213--Bolivia. P. Nac. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, San Jose de Uchup. 29 Nov 04. 357.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Costaceae
Genus
Costus
Specific Epithet
scaber
Authorship
Ruiz & Pav.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#268,548 of 335,497
Top 81%
Extinction probability
9%
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Abel Iturralde
-14.444722, -67.884722
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Madidi, laguna Chalalan, río Yariapo. Bosque amazonico ribereño con Cecropia spp, Caliandra sp., Neea spp., Garcinia spp. y Jacaratia digitata.
Collectors
Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Paola Gismondi, Tatiana B. Miranda
Notes
Hierba 2 m; bracteas en la inflorescencia naranjadas; flores naranjadas abajo, amarillos en los lobulos.
