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PLANT FAMILY: Costaceae BOTANICAL NAME: Costus dinklagei FORMAL SCIENTIFIC NAME: Costus dinklagei K.Schum. STATUS :Accepted CONTINENT: African SYNONYMS:
BOTANICAL NOTES: This African species is recognized in Paul Maas' monograph on African Costaceae, published on 16 December 2016. (Monograph of African Costaceae, H. Maas-van de Kamer, P.J.M. Maas, J.J. Wieringa, C.D. Specht, Blumea 61, 2016: 280 - 318, http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea/2016/00000061/00000003/art00010)The African Plant Database lists this species as an accepted species. Biology : Perennial herb; leafy stems erect, spirally twisting, 1,5-2,5 m tall, pilose; shoot base covered with pubescent sheaths Ecology : Forest, in humid or swampy undergrowth; 600-700 m alt. There are several African species that are easily confused with each other as they are superficially similar looking. The various names and PIDs where information is stored on this website are as follows: Costus afer -PID 3430 - 2 flowers per bract Costus albus -PID 4868 - single flower per bract Costus dallachyi - on tag at National Tropical Botanic Garden Costus deistelii -PID 3754 Costus dinklagei -PID 7279 Costus dubius -PID3597 - single flower per bract Costus maculatus -PID 3604 - two flowers per bract Costus megalobractea -PID 3755 These plants have also been circulated from Europeon botanical gardens originating at the Severoceska Bot. Garden in Czech Republic under the name Tapeinochilos spectabile - believed to actually be Costus maculatus.
Schumann describes this species and places in subgenus Eucostus - Das Pflanzenreich IV, 1904.
Flora of West Tropical Africa, (1936) - Leafy stems nearly 6 ft high with hairy sheaths, S. Nigeria and French Cameroons.
Flora of Spanish Guinea - no description
Aframomum polyanthum (K. Schum.) K. Schum. Et Costus dinklagei k. schum - Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia (FRA), 1967. - vol. 7, p. 507-512 - Halle N. - 01/01/1967 Fiche descriptive Aframomum polyanthum (K. Schum.) K. Schum. Et Costus dinklagei k. schumHalle N.Identification : Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia (FRA), 1967. - vol. 7, p. 507-512Date de debut : 01/01/1967 - Date de fin : 00/00/0000 Localisation : GABON Type de ressource : DocumentDescribes textbooks, journal papers, technical reports, user manuals, on line documents etc.
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