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Index of Botanical Specimens
Name
Costus
Linnaeus
Authorship
Linnaeus
Rank
Genus
NomenclaturalStatus
NomLeg
Placed in
Zingiberaceae
Contains
Costus acanthocephalus
K.Schum.
Costus acaulis
S.Moore
Costus acreanus
(Loes.) Maas
Costus acutissimus
Maas & H.Maas
Costus adolphi-friderici
Loes.
Costus afer
Ker Gawl.
Costus albiflos
Maas & H.Maas
Costus albus
A.Chev.
Costus alfredoi
Maas & H.Maas
Costus allenii
Maas
Costus alleniopsis
Maas & D.Skinner
Costus alticolus
Maas & H.Maas
Costus amazonicus
(Loesener) J. F. Macbride
Costus anachiri
Jacq.
Costus ananassae
Hassk.
Costus angustifolius
KerGawl.
Costus anomocalyx
K.Schum.
Costus antioquiensis
Maas & H.Maas
Costus appendiculatus
Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.
Costus arabicus
Linnaeus
Costus araneosus
Gagnep.
Costus argenteus
K.Schum.
Costus argyrophyllus
Wall.
Costus arrabidae
Steud.
Costus asplundii
(Maas) Maas
Costus asteranthus
Maas & H.Maas
Costus atlanticus
E.M.Pessoa & M.Alves
Costus aureus
Maas & H.Maas
Costus bakeri
K. Schumann
Costus barbatus
Suess.
Costus beckii
Maas & H.Maas
Costus bicolor
J.Braun & K.Schum.
Costus bingervillensis
A.Chev.
Costus bracteatus
Rowlee
Costus brasiliensis
K.Schum.
Costus bullatus
Meekiong, Muliati & Ipor
Costus callosus
Maas & H.Maas
Costus cernuus
Sw. ex Roem. & Schult.
Costus chartaceus
Maas
Costus chinensis
T.L.Wu & S.J.Chen
Costus chrysocephalus
K.Schum.
Costus claviger
Benoist
Costus clemensae
Ridl.
Costus clemensiae
Ridl.
Costus cochabambae
Maas & H.Maas
Costus comosus
(Jacquin) Roscoe
Costus congestiflorus
Rich.
Costus congestus
Rowlee
Costus conicus
Stokes
Costus convexus
Maas & D.Skinner
Costus cordatus
Maas
Costus crispiflorus
Stokes
Costus cupreifolius
Maas
Costus curcumoides
Maas
Costus curvibracteatus
Maas
Costus cuspidatus
(Nees & Mart.) Maas
Costus cylindricus
Roscoe
Costus deistelii
K.Schum.
Costus dendrophilus
K.Schum.
Costus dewevrei
De Wild. & T.Durand
Costus dhaninivatii
K.Larsen
Costus dinklagei
K.Schum.
Costus dirzoi
García-Mend. & G.Ibarra
Costus discolor
Roscoe
Costus douglasdalyi
Maas & H.Maas
Costus dubius
(Afzel.) K.Schum.
Costus dussii
K.Schum.
Costus eburneus
Meekiong, Muliati & Tawan
Costus echinatus
Pers.
Costus edulis
De Wild. & T.Durand
Costus elegans
Veitch ex J.Dix
Costus englerianus
K.Schum.
Costus erythrocoryne
K. Schumann
Costus erythrophyllus
Loes.
Costus erythrothyrsus
Loes.
Costus fenestralis
Maas & H.Maas
Costus fimbriatus
Pellegr.
Costus fissicalyx
N.R.Salinas, Clavijo & Betancur
Costus fissiligulatus
Gagnep.
Costus foeniculaceus
Noronha
Costus foliaceus
Lock & A.D.Poulsen
Costus formosanus
Nakai
Costus formosus
C. V. Morton
Costus fortalezae
K.Schum.
Costus fragilis
Maas
Costus friedrichsenii
Petersen
Costus fusiformis
Maas
Costus gabonensis
Koechlin
Costus gagnepainii
K.Schum.
Costus geothyrsus
K.Schum.
Costus gibbosus
D.Skinner & Maas
Costus giganteus
Welw. ex Ridl.
Costus glaber
(K.Schum.) Merr.
Costus glaucus
Maas
Costus globosus
Blume
Costus gracilis
Loes.
Costus gracillimus
Maas & H.Maas
Costus guanaiense
Rusby
Costus guanaiensis
Rusby
Costus guianicus
Loes.
Costus hasseltii
Zippel ex Valeton
Costus ignaeus
N.E.Br.
Costus igneus
Blume
Costus insularis
A.Chev.
Costus juruanus
K.Schum.
Costus kaempferoides
Loes.
Costus kingii
Baker
Costus kunstleri
King ex Ridl.
Costus kuntzei
K.Schum.
Costus kupensis
Maas & H.Maas
Costus lacerus
Gagnep.
Costus laevis
Ruiz & Pavon
Costus lamingtonii
F.M.Bailey
Costus lanceolatus
Petersen
Costus lasius
Loes.
Costus lateriflorus
Baker
Costus latifolius
Gagnep.
Costus laxus
Petersen
Costus ledermannii
Loes.
Costus letestui
Pellegr.
Costus leucanthus
Maas
Costus ligularis
Baker
Costus lilaceus
Maas & H.Maas
Costus liliaceus
Maas & H.Maas
Costus lima
K. Schumann
Costus linearis
(Wall.) Spreng.
Costus littoralis
K.Schum.
Costus loangensis
H.Maas & Maas
Costus longebracteolatus
Maas
Costus longibracteolatus
Maas
Costus longifolius
Rusby
Costus louisii
H.Maas & Maas
Costus loureiroi
Horan.
Costus lucanusianus
J.Braun & K.Schum.
Costus luteus
Blanco
Costus maboumiensis
Pellegr.
Costus macranthus
K.Schum.
Costus macrostrobilus
K.Schum.
Costus maculatus
Roscoe
Costus malaccensis
Retz.
Costus malortieanus
H.Wendl.
Costus maritimus
Standl. & L.O.Williams
Costus maximus
K.Schum.
Costus megalobractea
K.Schum.
Costus mexicanus
Liebm. ex Petersen
Costus micranthus
Gagnep.
Costus microcephalus
K.Schum.
Costus mollissimus
Maas & H.Maas
Costus montanus
Maas
Costus mooreanus
Rusby
Costus mosaicus
W.Bull
Costus muluensis
Meekiong, Ipor & Tawan
Costus mulus
Meekiong, Ipor & Tawan
Costus nemotrichus
K.Schum.
Costus ngouniensis
Pellegr.
Costus nigricans
Blanco
Costus nimba
H.Maas & Maas
Costus nipalensis
Roscoe
Costus nitidus
Maas
Costus niveopurpureus
Jacq.
Costus niveus
G.Mey.
Costus nudicaulis
Baker
Costus nutans
K.Schum.
Costus oblitterans
K.Schum.
Costus oblongus
S.Q.Tong
Costus obscurus
D.Skinner & Maas
Costus oligophyllus
K.Schum.
Costus oreophilus
Maas & D.Skinner
Costus osae
Maas & H.Maas
Costus paradoxus
K.Schum.
Costus pauciflorus
Gagnep.
Costus paucifolius
Gagnep.
Costus phaeotrichus
Loes.
Costus phlociflorus
Rusby
Costus phyllocephalus
K.Schum.
Costus pictus
D.Don
Costus pilgeri
K.Schum.
Costus pilosissimus
(Gagnep.) K.Schum.
Costus pisonis
Lindl.
Costus pistiifolius
K.Schum.
Costus pitalito
C.D.Specht & H.Maas
Costus plicatus
Maas
Costus plowmanii
Maas
Costus podocephalus
Donn.Sm.
Costus potierae
F.Muell.
Costus prancei
Maas & H.Maas
Costus productus
Gleason ex Maas
Costus pseudospiralis
Maas & H.Maas
Costus pterometra
K.Schum.
Costus pubescens
S.Moore
Costus puchriflorus
Ducke
Costus puchucupango
J.F.Macbr.
Costus pulchriflorus
Ducke
Costus pulverulentus
C.Presl
Costus pumilus
Petersen
Costus pungens
Teijsm. & Binn.
Costus quartus
Roem. & Schult.
Costus quasi-appendiculatus
Woodson ex Maas
Costus quintus
Roem. & Schult.
Costus radicans
Gagnep.
Costus ramosus
Woodson
Costus ricus
Maas & H.Maas
Costus ridleyi
K.Schum.
Costus rosulifer
Gagnep.
Costus roxburghii
Hasselt
Costus ruber
C. Wright ex Grisebach
Costus rubineus
D.Skinner & Maas
Costus rumphianus
Valeton ex K.Heyne
Costus rurrenabaqueanus
Rusby
Costus sanguineus
Donnell Smith
Costus sarmentosus
Bojer
Costus scaber
Ruiz & Pav.
Costus scaberulus
Rich.
Costus schlechteri
H.J.P.Winkl.
Costus secundus
Roem. & Schult.
Costus sepacuitensis
Rowlee
Costus septimus
Roem. & Schult.
Costus sericeus
Blume
Costus sextus
Roem. & Schult.
Costus sinningiiflorus
Rusby
Costus skutchii
C. V. Morton
Costus sopuensis
Maas & H.Maas
Costus sp.
Costus speciosus
(J.Koenig) Sm.
Costus spectabilis
(Fenzl) K.Schum.
Costus spicatus
(Jacq.) Sw.
Costus spiralis
(Jacq.) Roscoe
Costus splendens
Donn.Sm. & Türckh.
Costus sprucei
Maas
Costus steinbachii
Loesener
Costus stenophyllus
Standl. & L.O.Williams
Costus subbiflorus
K.Schum.
Costus subsessilis
(Nees & Martius) Maas
Costus sulfureus
K.Schum.
Costus talbotii
Ridl.
Costus tappenbeckianus
J.Braun & K.Schum.
Costus tarapotensis
J.F.Macbr.
Costus tarmicus
Loes.
Costus tatei
Rusby
Costus tonkinensis
Gagnep.
Costus trachyphyllus
K.Schum.
Costus ubangiensis
Gagnep.
Costus ulei
Loes.
Costus ulugurensis
K.Schum.
Costus uniflorus
Poeppig ex Petersen
Costus unifolius
N.E.Br.
Costus vaginalis
Salisb.
Costus validus
Loes.
Costus vargasii
Maas & H.Maas
Costus varzearum
Maas
Costus velutinus
Ridl.
Costus verschaffeltianus
Lem.
Costus verschaffeltii
Lem.
Costus villosissimus
Jacq.
Costus villosus
T.Jacks. ex J.Dix
Costus vinosus
Maas
Costus violaceus
Koechlin
Costus viridis
S.Q.Tong
Costus warburgii
K.Schum.
Costus warmingii
Petersen
Costus weberbaueri
Loes.
Costus whiskeycola
Maas & H.Maas
Costus wilsonii
Maas
Costus woodsonii
Maas
Costus zamoranus
Steyerm.
Costus zechii
K.Schum.
Costus zerumbet
Pers.
Costus zingiberoides
J.F.Macbr.
Remarks
Type: C. arabicus Linnaeus
Citation
1753
Sp. Pl.
1: 2