Costus L., 1753

Botany

Taxonomy

Costaceae 1565

Species

Costus acutissimus H.Maas & Maas (ined.) 2 2
Costus afer Ker Gawl. 160 151
Costus albiflos Maas & H.Maas 3 3
Costus amazonicus (Loes.) J.F.Macbr. 4 4
Costus arabicus L. 60 60
Costus argenteus Ruiz & Pav. 1 1
Costus aureus H.Maas & Maas (ined.) 13 13
Costus barbatus Suess. 3
Costus chrysocephalus K.Schum. 2 2
Costus claviger Benoist 33 33
Costus comosus (Jacq.) Roscoe 5 5
Costus congestiflorus Rich. ex Gagnep. 2 2
Costus curvibracteatus Maas 3 3
Costus cuspidatus (Nees & Mart.) Maas 1 1
Costus cylindricus Jacq. 2 2
Costus deistelii K.Schum. 7 2
Costus dinklagei K.Schum. 57 57
Costus dubius (Afzel.) K.Schum. 64 60
Costus erythrocoryne K.Schum. 1 1
Costus erythrophyllus Loes. 2
Costus erythrothyrsus Loes. 23 23
Costus fenestralis H.Maas & Maas, ined. 12 12
Costus gabonensis Koechlin 14 14
Costus geothyrsus K.Schum. 2 2
Costus giganteus Kuntze 4 4
Costus globosus Blume 1 1
Costus gracillimus Maas & H.Maas 17 17
Costus hirsutus Blume 1 1
Costus igneus 1
Costus kupeensis H.Maas & Maas ined. 1 1
Costus lacerus L.F.Gagnep. 4 4
Costus laevis Ruiz & Pav. 9 9
Costus lasius Loes. 6 6
Costus lateriflorus Baker 11 10
Costus latifolius Gagnep. 1 1
Costus letestui Pellegr. 6 6
Costus ligularis Baker 18 16
Costus lilaceus Maas & H.Maas 23 22
Costus lima K.Schum. 4 4
Costus loangensis Maas & H. Maas 1 1
Costus longibracteolatus Maas 1 1
Costus louisii H.Maas & Maas 1 1
Costus lucanusianus J.Braun & K.Schum. 138 135
Costus maboumiensis Pellegr. 6 6
Costus macranthus K.Schum. 3 3
Costus maculatus Ker-Gawl. 2 1
Costus malortieanus H.Wendl. 6 5
Costus megalobractea 1
Costus megalobracteata K.Schum. 1
Costus mexicanus Liebm. ex Petersen 1 1
Costus microcephalus K.Schum. 2 2
Costus nimba H.Maas & Maas ined. 3 2
Costus osae Maas & H.Maas 1
Costus phyllocephalus K.Schum. 131 131
Costus pictus D.Don 7 7
Costus pisonis Lindl. 3 3
Costus plowmanii Maas 1 1
Costus productus Gleason ex Maas 1 1
Costus pulverulentus C.Presl 24 20
Costus scaber Ruiz & Pavon 85 84
Costus schlechteri H.J.P.Winkl. 3
Costus sericeus Blume 4 4
Costus sp. 94 89
Costus sp. (Electra) 1
Costus speciosus (J.Koenig) Sm. 213 213
Costus spectabilis K.Schum. 72 70
Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw. 22 22
Costus sprucei Maas 2 2
Costus subsessilis (Nees & Mart.) Maas 1 1
Costus tappenbeckianus J.Braun & K.Schum. 36 36
Costus tonkiensis Gagnep. 1 1
Costus tonkinensis Gagnep. 7 7
Costus vargasii Maas & H.Maas 1
Costus varzearum Maas 8 4
Costus villosissimus Jacq. 3 3
Costus whiskeycola Maas & H.Maas 'El Whiskey' 1
Costus woodsonii Maas 3 3

1565 Specimens registered in collections

Collection Number of specimens (or sets)
Gardens (JB) 47
Univ. Montpellier - Inst. of Botany (MPU) 100
Vascular plants (P) 1418