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Costus guanaiensis var. tarmicus (Loes.) Maas

caña agria, buddha belly

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)

Order
Zingiberales

Family
Zingiberaceae

Genus
Costus

Species
guanaiensis

Subspecies
var. tarmicus

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Syn.: Costus longifolius Rusby

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2004

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • CONABIO (2009) Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. Cap. nat. México 1.
  • Hokche, O. Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (2008) Nuev. Cat. Fl. Vas. Venezuela 1–860.
  • Maas, P.J. (1972) Costoideae (Zingiberaceae). Fl. Neotrop. 8: 1–140.
  • Maas, P.J. (1976) 222. Zingiberaceae. Fl. Ecuador 6: 1–50.
  • Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276

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