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December 2023

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genus

Costus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 2 (1753)  

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(2): 139 (1865) wfo-4000005894
Gissanthe Salisb. Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 279 (1812) wfo-4000015683
Acinax Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 53 (1838) wfo-4100002652
Jacuanga T.Lestib. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 2, 15: 341 (1841) wfo-4100002653

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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 alfredoi Maas & H.Maas PhytoKeys 222: 79 2023 wfo-1000045211
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus alleniopsis Maas & D.Skinner PhytoKeys 222: 81 2023 wfo-1000045212
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus alticola Maas & H.Maas PhytoKeys 222: 81 2023 wfo-1000045213
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus amazonicus Linden ex K.Koch Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 14: 157 (1871) 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 wfo-0001399462
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus antioquiensis Maas & H.Maas PhytoKeys 222: 84 2023 wfo-1000045214
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus callosus Maas & H.Maas PhytoKeys 222: 89 2023 wfo-1000045215
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus cochabambae Maas & H.Maas PhytoKeys 222: 92 2023 wfo-1000045216
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus convexus Maas & D.Skinner PhytoKeys 222: 92 2023 wfo-1000045217
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus douglasdalyi Maas & H.Maas PhytoKeys 222: 97 2023 wfo-1000045218
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus elegans hort. ex Petersen Fl. Bras. 3(3): 52 (1890) wfo-0000362993
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus flammulus K.M.Kay & P.Juárez Syst. Bot. 48(1): 152. 2023 wfo-1000050687
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus gibbosus D.Skinner & Maas PhytoKeys 222: 99 2023 wfo-1000045219
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus hasseltii Zippel. ex Valeton Nova Guinea 8: 983, in syn. 1913 wfo-0001357349
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus lima var. scabremarginatus Maas Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. no. 8: 81, fig. 37a-g. 1972 wfo-0001399463
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus mollissimus Maas & H.Maas PhytoKeys 222: 102 2023 wfo-1000045220
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 obscurus D.Skinner & Maas PhytoKeys 222: 104 2023 wfo-1000045221
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus oreophilus Maas & D.Skinner PhytoKeys 222: 107 2023 wfo-1000045222
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus pitalito C.D.Specht & H.Maas PhytoKeys 222: 109 2023 wfo-1000045223
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus prancei Maas & H.Maas PhytoKeys 222: 111 2023 wfo-1000045224
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus prodigiosus A.Chev. wfo-0001146276
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus pseudospiralis Maas & H.Maas PhytoKeys 222: 114 2023 wfo-1000045226
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus purpurascens Huber wfo-0001146235
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus registrator Büsgen Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 21: 437 (1903) wfo-0000363513
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus rubineus D.Skinner & Maas PhytoKeys 222: 115 2023 wfo-1000045227
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Costus whiskeycola Maas & H.Maas PhytoKeys 222: 118 2023 wfo-1000045229