Costus comosus (Jacq.) Roscoe belongs to the Costaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Costus comosus--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 22 Feb 02. 002.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Costaceae
Genus
Costus
Specific Epithet
comosus
Authorship
(Jacq.) Roscoe
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.5
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
#233,285 of 335,497
Top 70%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Costa Rica, San Jose (InBio Parque)
Location Remarks
Santo Domingo de Heredia, a suburb of San Jose.
Collectors
No collectors specified
