Accession Data:
Costus woodsonii Maas
- Common Name: Red Button Ginger
- Family: Costaceae (K. Schum.) Nak.
- Country of Origin: C. America to Colombia
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201900429
- Source: Wellesley Global Flora
- Accession Date: 12-22-2019
- Bench: 3313 - NEOB: Blue Tanks North
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 11-13-2024
- Restrictions:
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Zingiberales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Costaceae
- SubFamily:
- Tribe:
- SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Costa Rica / Nicaragua / Panama / Colombia
References (external):
- WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Sunday, 22 December, 2019.
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Sunday, 22 December, 2019.
- ARS-GRIN Taxonomy. Last accessed on Sunday, 22 December, 2019.
- Wikispecies. Last accessed on Sunday, 22 December, 2019.
- IUCN Redlist. Last accessed on Monday, 24 February, 2020.
data regenerated on Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:06:13 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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