| Name | Costus formosus C. V. Morton |
| Authorship | C. V. Morton |
| Rank | Species |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Costus Linnaeus |
| GUID | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:66847-2 |
| Citation | 1937 J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 27: 305 |
| Holdings | 1 Specimen held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Costus formosus C. V. Morton |
| Identification made in | [no date] (1) |