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Accession Data:

Costus pulverulentus C.Presl

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Costaceae (K. Schum.) Nak.
  • Synonym(s): Costus ruber C.Wright ex Griseb.

  • Country of Origin: Mexico to Venezuela and Ecuador

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201900430
  • Source: RobNicholson - Wellesley Global Flora
  • Accession Date: 12-22-2019
  • Bench: 3314 - NEOB: Blue Tanks South
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 08-31-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Zingiberales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Costaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Central / Mexico Northeast / Mexico Gulf / Mexico Southwest / Mexico Southeast / Belize / Costa Rica / Guatemala / Honduras / Nicaragua / Panama / Venezuelan Antilles / Venezuela / Colombia / Ecuador

References (external):

  1. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Sunday, 22 December, 2019.
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Sunday, 22 December, 2019.
  3. ARS-GRIN Taxonomy. Last accessed on Sunday, 22 December, 2019.

data regenerated on Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:06:13 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Costus pulverulentus

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Current Accessions in the Costaceae

  • Chamaecostus cuspidatus
  • Cheilocostus speciosus W/C
  • Costus asplundii
  • Costus bracteatus
  • Costus chartaceus W/C
  • Costus dubius
  • Costus lasius
  • Costus lateriflorus
  • Costus phaeotrichus W/C
  • Costus pictus
  • Costus productus
  • Costus scaber
  • Costus spectabilis
  • Costus spicatus W/C
  • Costus tappenbeckianus
  • Costus tonkinensis
  • Costus vargasii
  • Costus vinosus W/C
  • Costus afer
  • Costus aff. guanaiensis
  • Costus comosus var. bakeri
  • Costus malortieanus
  • Costus pulverulentus
  • Costus woodsonii
  • Dimerocostus strobilaceus
  • Monocostus uniflorus
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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