Plumier, C., Mss. (1689-1697)
Mss.

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vol. 5 (1689-1697)

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[Botanicon Americanum seu historia plantarum Americanis insulis nascentium]

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t. 30

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Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.

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binominal name:
Costus cylindricus Jacq.
name recognized:
Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.
name recognized (basionym):
Alpinia spicata Jacq.

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cited non-linnean name:
Paco caatinga caule spirali minor

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drawing: C. Plumier

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origin of:
N.J. von Jacquin, Fragm. Bot.: t. 77 (1809)

J.S. Kerner, Hort. Semperv., vol. 54 : t. 648 (1823) [J.S. Kerner]

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family: Zingiberaceae
subfamily: Costoideae

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epithet cited: cylindricus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized: spicatus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Muséum national d’histoire naturelle, Paris, France

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=434074

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Alpinia spicata Jacq.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Amomum petiolatum Lam.; Costus arabicus Sessé & Moc.; Costus conicus Stokes; Costus cylindricus Jacq.; Costus micranthus Gagnep.; Costus quartus Roemer & Schultes;