Kinds of Neotropical flora

Neotropical Flora

Ian Giddy , New York University
Mireya Correa, Carmen Galdames, Steve Paton & Joe Wright, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Robin Foster, Field Museum
Bob Magill, Missouri Botanical Garden
Vicki Funk & Tom Hollowell, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian
Robert Horan, Erin Moore & John Pickering , University of Georgia, Athens

See sources used in building this checklist.

Scientific name -- Other names
Costaceae -- Spiral gingers
   Costus allenii Maas
   Costus barbatus Suess.
   Costus bracteatus Rowlee
   Costus comosus (Jacq.) Roscoe
   Costus curvibracteatus Maas
   Costus glaucus Maas
   Costus guanaiensis Rusby -- Cana de India
   Costus guanaiensis macrostrobilus
   Costus laevis Ruiz and Pav.
   Costus lasius Loes.
   Costus lima
   Costus malortieanus H. Wendl.
   Costus montanus Maas
   Costus nitidus Maas
   Costus osae Maas and H. Maas
   Costus plicatus Maas
   Costus pulverulentus C. Presl -- Spiral ginger
   Costus ricus Maas and H. Maas
   Costus scaber Ruiz and Pav.
   Costus speciosus (J. Koenig) Sm. -- Canereed
   Costus stenophyllus Standl. and L. O. Williams
   Costus villosissimus Jacq. -- Spiral flag
   Costus wilsonii Maas
   Costus woodsonii Maas
   Dimerocostus strobilaceus Kuntze

Updated: 2013-05-20 22:26:46

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