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Dimerocostus argenteus (Ruiz & Pav.) Maas

Protologue Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. no. 8: 25. 1972IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 212.jpg

Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 212.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 163.jpg

Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 163.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 209.jpg

Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 209.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 167.jpg

Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 167.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 169.jpg

Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 169.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 210.jpg

Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 210.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 165.jpg

Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 165.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 164.jpg

Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 164.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 166.jpg

Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 166.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 171.jpg

Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 171.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 168.jpg

Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 168.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 170.jpg

Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 170.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 211.jpg

Dimerocostus, argenteus, AAraujoM1182--Bolivia. Pq. N. Madidi. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 211.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Bolivia, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Araujo Murakami, A 1182

November 28, 2004

Location

Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Apolo)

-14.423056, -67.923889

Location Remarks

Madidi, San Jose-Bala, Chalalan, senderos Anta, Tucan y Wabucuro, Bosque amazonico preandino, planicie con dominancia de Iriartea deltoidea, Socratea exhorriza, Otoba parvifolia, Pachira insignis, Quararibea witti y Celtis schippii. 350 m elev.

Collectors

Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Paola Gismondi, Tatiana B. Miranda

Notes

Hierba 2 m; flores amarillas, frutos blancos.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Costaceae

Genus

Dimerocostus

Specific Epithet

argenteus

Authorship

(Ruiz & Pav.) Maas

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.6

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#294,179 of 335,497

Top 88%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →