Gingersrus Database Taxon ID 7370Costus dendrophilusOLD NAME: Costus dendrophilus NEW NAME: Costus dendrophilus NAME CHANGE NOTES: FULL SCIENTIFIC NAME: Costus dendrophilus K.Schum. STATUS : unknown CONTINENT: African FIELD OBSERVATIONS:(If field observations are available, you can click on the link to open in a new window.) PHOTOS:(If photos are available, you can click on the link to open in a new window.) SYNONYMS: BOTANICAL NOTES: This African species is listed as an "insufficiently known name" 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 uncertain status. Biology : Slender epiphytic perennial herb; leafy stems 40-45 cm tall, erect, glabrous. Ecology : Cameroon, Batanga: in shady forests Taxonomic status uncertain
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