Costus speciosus (Costaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Costus speciosus (Costaceae) from Babeldaob Island (Palau (main island group)/Palau/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH505208 |
| 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: | n/a |
| 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: | Smithsonian... (US) |
| Region: | Micronesia |
| Country: | Caroline Islands |
| Island group: | n/a |
| Island: | Babeldaob |
| State/province: | Palau Group |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Garamiscan Colony, Garamiscan (Almiokan) River |
| PIER location: | Babeldaob Island (Palau (main island group)/Palau/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | Flat swampy forest along river and around settlement in low hills to the south. Occasional in edges of swamp. |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 0-20 m |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Herb up to 3 m tall, unbranched; leaves in a conspicuously spiral plane; old calyx red, young green; corolla and staminodes white. |
| Collector: | Fosberg, F.R. |
| Collection team: | n/a |
| CollNumber: | 25756 |
| Collection date(s): | 20.vii.1946 |
| Voucher comment: | n/a |
| "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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