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 Photo# 15976 Accession# R3157 Costus 'Mongrel' - in habitat, Rio Teribe, Panama |
 Photo# 15977 Accession# R3157 Costus 'Mongrel' - in habitat, Rio Teribe, Panama |
 Photo# 15978 Accession# R3157 Costus 'Mongrel' ligule |
 Photo# 15979 Accession# R3157 Costus 'Mongrel' |
 Photo# 15980 Accession# R3157 Costus 'Mongrel' |
 Photo# 15981 Accession# R3157 Costus 'Mongrel' |
 Photo# 15982 Accession# R3157 Costus 'Mongrel' |
 Photo# 15983 Accession# R3157 Costus 'Mongrel' |
 Photo# 15984 Accession# R3157 Costus 'Mongrel' |
 Photo# 15985 Accession# R3157 Costus 'Mongrel' |
 Photo# 15986 Accession# R3157 Costus 'Mongrel' flower |
 Photo# 15987 Accession# R3157 Costus 'Mongrel' flower |
 Photo# 15988 Accession# R3157 Costus 'Mongrel' flower |
 Photo# 17535 Accession# R3160 Costus 'Mongrel' - stigma of plant collected in the hills above Rio Bonyic |
 Photo# 17536 Accession# R3160 Costus 'Mongrel', corolla lobes, stamen and labellum of plant collected in the hills above Rio Bonyic, Bocas del Toro, Panama. |
 Photo# 17537 Accession# R3160 Costus 'Mongrel', labellum of plant collected in the hills above Rio Bonyic, Bocas del Toro, Panama. |
 Photo# 17538 Accession# R3160 Costus 'Mongrel', plant collected in the hills above Rio Bonyic, Bocas del Toro, Panama. Bracts have fibrous margins. Flower isC.scaber type. |
 Photo# 17539 Accession# R3160 Costus 'Mongrel', plant collected in the hills above Rio Bonyic, Bocas del Toro, Panama. |
 Photo# 17540 Accession# R3160 Costus 'Mongrel', plant collected in the hills above Rio Bonyic, Bocas del Toro, Panama. |
 Photo# 17541 Accession# R3160 Costus 'Mongrel', plant collected in the hills above Rio Bonyic, Bocas del Toro, Panama. Bracts have fibrous margins. |
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PLANT FAMILY: Costaceae BOTANICAL NAME: Costus 'Mongrel' FORMAL SCIENTIFIC NAME: STATUS : CONTINENT: Neotropical SYNONYMS: BOTANICAL NOTES: This plant was found in Panama, Bocas del Toro, near the Rio Teribe at Bonyic. It was not in flower but the old inflorescence had a fusiform shape and the bract margins were fibrous indicating C. pulverulentus. The leaves were broad and slightly plicate which is unusual for the species, so seeds were collected. When the seedlings matured and the plant came to flower, the flowers were not C. pulverulentus but more like C. scaber flowers. It is believed this is a natural hybrid of C. pulverulentus with C. scaber. This plant has not yet been registered with a formal cultivar name, but for now I am calling it Costus 'Mongrel' to reflect its likely mixed parentage, and not especially attractive look. A thumbnail page showing photos of this plant can be found at http://www.gingersrus.com/images/R3157 Another collection in 2008 was in the hills above Rio Bonyic, just a few kilometers from the Rio Teribe site. It is nearly identical to that plant, with fibrous bract margins but a flower like C. scaber. Now that it is documented from these two different sites, it is more likely to be an undescribed species than a natural hybrid. |