Costus speciosus (Costaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Costus speciosus (Costaceae) from Ndeni (Santa Cruz) Island (Solomon Islands/Solomon Islands/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH79565 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bernice P. Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Costus speciosus (J.Konig) Sm. |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Costus speciosus (Costaceae) |
| Local name: | Tebeangkombwapul (Nangu) |
| Info current as of: | 01 October 2003 |
| PIER comments: | n/a |
| Local name language: | n/a |
| Deteriminer: | n/a |
| Determination date: | n/a |
| Determination institution: | Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BISH) |
| Region: | Melanesia |
| Country: | Solomon Islands |
| Island group: | n/a |
| Island: | Santa Cruz |
| State/province: | Eastern Dist. |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Nanggu area, Santa Cruz. |
| PIER location: | Ndeni (Santa Cruz) Island (Solomon Islands/Solomon Islands/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | Flat plain, secondary regrowth following gardening dark topsoil over coral. |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | (n/a) |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Fleshy herb, 5 ft. Flowers white and red, fruit red. |
| Collector: | Powell, J.M. |
| Collection team: | n/a |
| CollNumber: | 19402 |
| Collection date(s): | 21.iv.1972 |
| Voucher comment: | Native use: Stem pith crushed in water, drunk by pregnant women. |
| "n/a" (above) means "not applicable" or "not available," as appropriate. The template for this page was created on 26 September 2006 by PT; the page contents were last regenerated on 26 September 2006 by PT. |
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