PLANT FAMILY: Costaceae BOTANICAL NAME: Costus fissiligulatus var. major FORMAL SCIENTIFIC NAME: Costus fissiligulatus var. major Gagnep. STATUS :synonym CONTINENT: African SYNONYMS: BOTANICAL NOTES: This African species is placed in synonymy with Costus phyllocephalus (PID3757) 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 - var. major Gagnep. With longer ligule, blade 20-22x7-12 cm, lower bracts 11-20 cm long. |