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June 2024

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Costus afer Ker Gawl.

This species name was first published in Bot. Reg. 8: t. 683 (1823)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species 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-0000362821.

Synonyms of Costus afer Ker Gawl.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Costus anomocalyx K.Schum. Pflanzenr. , IV, 46: 396 (1904) wfo-0000362850
Costus deistelii K.Schum. Pflanzenr. , IV, 46: 393 (1904) wfo-0000362973
Costus edulis De Wild. & T.Durand Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique , Compt. Rend. 38: 141 (1899) wfo-0000362992
Costus insularis A.Chev. Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 627 (1920) wfo-0000363091
Costus megalobractea K.Schum. Pflanzenr. , IV, 46: 407 (1904) wfo-0000363204
Costus oblitterans K.Schum. Pflanzenr. , IV, 46: 393 (1904) wfo-0000363284
Costus pterometra K.Schum. Pflanzenr. , IV, 46: 394 (1904) wfo-0000363431
Costus sarmentosus Bojer Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 2, 4: 262 (1835) wfo-0000363568
Costus subbiflorus K.Schum. Pflanzenr. , IV, 46: 394 (1904) wfo-0000363665
Costus trachyphyllus K.Schum. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 420 (1892) wfo-0000363692
Costus ulugurensis K.Schum. Pflanzenr. , IV, 46: 396 (1904) wfo-0000363698
Costus bingervillensis A.Chev. Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 627 (1920) wfo-0001348468