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 Photo# 17102 Accession# R0 Costus unknown species found at MLC |
 Photo# 17103 Accession# R0 Costus unknown species found at MLC |
 Photo# 17104 Accession# R0 very dense soft hairs on stems |
 Photo# 17105 Accession# R0 very short to absent ligule and petiole |
 Photo# 17106 Accession# R0 very short to absent ligule and petiole |
 Photo# 17107 Accession# R0 undersides of leaves, also with soft hairs |
 Photo# 17108 Accession# R0 undersides of leaves, also with soft hairs |
 Photo# 17109 Accession# R0 upper side of leaves glabrous |
 Photo# 17110 Accession# R0 inflorescence |
 Photo# 17111 Accession# R0 inflorescence |
 Photo# 17112 Accession# R0 inflorescence |
 Photo# 17113 Accession# R0 Bracts were red in hidden part, yellow-green exposed and on appendages. |
 Photo# 17114 Accession# R0 Bracteole and calyx |
 Photo# 17115 Accession# R0 Plant was beginning to produce flowers with yellowish corolla based on appearance of flower bud. |
 Photo# 17116 Accession# R0 From Bruce Dunstan, he saw it growing along the riverbank below Atalaya. |
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PLANT FAMILY: Costaceae BOTANICAL NAME: Costus sp. -MLC-Yellow Bracts FORMAL SCIENTIFIC NAME: STATUS :R3278 CONTINENT: Neotropical SYNONYMS: BOTANICAL NOTES: This one is a real mystery. It was seen in the Manu area of Peru, in open habitat, low area near river at Manu Learning Center. Very unusual yellowish appendaged bracts, dense soft hairs and lacking ligules or petioles. Unfortunately the flowers were not out when I was there, but it is somewhat similar to a plant that Bruce Dunstan photographed in 2008 in the same habitat and area. I suppose it could be some weird hybrid because I only saw the one plant, but who knows. A thumbnail page showing photos of this plant can be found at http://www.gingersrus.com/images/P7510 |