Taxon

Costus speciosus (J.Koenig) Sm.

Protologue Trans. Linn. Soc. London 1: 249. 1791 [13 Aug 1791]BHL page IPNI

SynonymGBIF

Costus speciosus (J.Koenig) Sm. belongs to the Costaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

This name is a synonym

Specimens are listed under the accepted name Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Costaceae

Genus

Costus

Specific Epithet

speciosus

Authorship

(J.Koenig) Sm.

Taxonomic Opinions

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