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Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav.

(Costaceae)
Collection: Orejuela, Andrés et al. - 3772

Collection object

Herbarium stamp 38238
Preparations Fotografía - 1: JBB38436; Excicado - 1
Determiner Disknner
Determination date 2022-11-29

Collecting event

Country Colombia
State/Province Meta
County Granada
Locality Finca Los Naranjos
Coordinates (verbatim) 3° 31' 50.05" N - 73° 42' 52.94" W
Latitud decimal 3.5305694
Longitud decimal -73.7147056
Elevation (in meters) 243.0000000000
Collection date 2022-03-05

Taxonomy

Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Superclass Angiospermae
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Zingiberales
Family Costaceae
Genus Costus
Species scaber
Species author Ruiz & Pav.
Scientific name Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav.

Biological attributes

Plant description Herbácea 1,5 m., inflorescencias con brácteas rojas, flores rojo anaranjado.
Locality and habit remarks Km 1 vía a San Juan de Arama, antes de la estación de gasolina La Petrolera

Cite as

Herbario JBB en línea - Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis. 2024-12-01
Photo 38238 Ocurrence

Modified: 2023-06-28 17:17:46

GUID: 8173c80b-6cfb-4592-b01e-8ceb8d2b1de7




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