Costus pulverulentus--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 29 Mch 03. 041.jpg
Costus pulverulentus--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 22 Feb 02. 002.jpg
Costus pulverulentus--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 22 Feb 02. 001.jpg
Costus pulverulentus, Croat94410--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 338.jpg
Costus pulverulentus, Croat94410--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 335.jpg
Costus pulverulentus, Croat94410--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 336.jpg
Costus pulverulentus, Croat94410--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 11 Feb 05. 186.jpg
Costus pulverulentus, Croat94410--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 337.jpg
Costus pulverulentus, Croat94410--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 11 Feb 05. 184.jpg
Costus pulverulentus, Croat94410--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 11 Feb 05. 183.jpg
Costus pulverulentus, Croat 95715--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. Princip. 11 Mar 06. 089 (1).jpg
Costus pulverulentus, Croat 95715--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. Princip. 11 Mar 06. 089 (4).jpg
Costus pulverulentus, Croat 95715--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. Princip. 11 Mar 06. 089 (5).jpg
Costus pulverulentus, Croat 95715--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. Princip. 11 Mar 06. 089 (6).jpg
Costus pulverulentus, Croat 95715--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. Princip. 11 Mar 06. 089 (7).jpg
Costus pulverulentus, Croat 95715--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. Princip. 11 Mar 06. 089 (2).jpg
Costus pulverulentus, Croat 95715--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. Princip. 11 Mar 06. 089 (3).jpg
Costus pulverulentus, Croat 95715--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. Princip. 11 Mar 06. 089.jpg
Costus pulverulentus--Costa Rica. At La Paz Waterfall gardens. 1 Mch 02. 001.jpg
Costus pulverulentus--Costa Rica. At La Paz Waterfall gardens. 1 Mch 02. 002.jpg
Costus, Croat94410--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 11 Feb 05. 185.jpg
Native to Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles; introduced into Cuba (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 6 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Costa Rica, San Jose (InBio Parque)
Location Remarks
Santo Domingo de Heredia, a suburb of San Jose.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Costa Rica, San Jose (InBio Parque)
Location Remarks
Santo Domingo de Heredia, a suburb of San Jose.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
0.75-1 m tall; bracts orange-red with yellowish callus; corolla orange-red, tubular.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Terrestrial 80 cm tall; scape bracts red with yellow callus; corolla orange-red.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Terrestrial 80 cm tall; scape bracts red with yellow callus; corolla orange-red.
Location
Costa Rica, Alajuela (La Paz Waterfall Gardens)
Location Remarks
At La Paz Waterfall gardens
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Costaceae
Genus
Costus
Specific Epithet
pulverulentus
Authorship
C.Presl
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
#274,561 of 335,497
Top 82%
Extinction probability
9%
