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Costus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 2 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000009467.

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Synonyms of Costus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cadalvena Fenzl Sitzungsber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl., Abt. 1 51: 139. 1865. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000005894
Gissanthe Salisb. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000015683

Species in Costus ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Costus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus amazonicus Linden ex K.Koch Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 14: 157 (1871) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000916274
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus amazonicus var. krukovii Maas Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. no. 8: 71, fig. 32g-i. 1972 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399462
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus atlanticus E.M.Pessoa & M.Alves Syst. Biodivers. 18(1): 50. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000021808
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus chinensis T.L.Wu & S.J.Chen Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(3): 41 (1978) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000362901
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus dhaninivatii K.Larsen Felicit. Vol. Southeast Asian Stud. 1: 150 (1965) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000362979
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus elegans Veitch ex J.Dix Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 205. 1860 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000041439
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus fissiligulatus var. major Gagnep. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 49: 94. 1902 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200015737
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus globosus Blume Enum. Pl. Javae : 62 (1827) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000363056
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus globosus var. kingii (Baker) Holttum Gard. Bull. Singapore 13: 244. 1950 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000363061
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus globosus var. ridleyi (K.Schum.) Holttum Gard. Bull. Singapore 13: 244. 1950 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000363064
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus globosus var. velutinus (Ridl.) Holttum Gard. Bull. Singapore 13: 244. 1950 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000363066
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus hasseltii Zippel. ex Valeton Nova Guinea 8: 983, in syn. 1913 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001357349
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus kingii Baker Fl. Brit. India 6: 250 (1892) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000363104
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus lacerus Gagnep. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 50: 261 (1903) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000363111
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus lima var. scabremarginatus Maas Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. no. 8: 81, fig. 37a-g. 1972 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399463
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus monosperma Miq. Linnaea 22: 80 1849 — wfo-0001146291
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus nudicaulis var. pilosa Gagnep. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 15: 19. 1902 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200015728
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus prodigiosus A.Chev. – — wfo-0001146276
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus purpurascens Huber – — wfo-0001146235
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus registrator Buesgen Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 1903, 437; Ic. Bogor. tt. 164-165. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000363513
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus ridleyi K.Schum. Pflanzenr. , IV, 46: 411 (1904) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000363527
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus roxburghii Hasselt Bull. Sci. Nat. Geol. 3: 189. 1824 [post April 1824] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000035979
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus sopuensis Maas & H.Maas Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 41: 325 (1983) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000363597
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus speciosus var. nipalensis (Roscoe) Baker Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(18): 250. 1892 [Jul 1892] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399148
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus velutinus Ridl. J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 57: 103. 1911 [Jan 1911] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000363717
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus villosus T.Jacks. ex J.Dix Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 2: 376. 1862 (1862) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000036865