Costus speciosus (Costaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Costus speciosus (Costaceae) from Rarotonga Island (Southern Cook Islands/Cook Islands/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | PTBG0000040808 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | National Tropical Botanical Garden |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Costus speciosus (J.Konig) Sm. |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Costus speciosus (Costaceae) |
| Local name: | n/a |
| Info current as of: | 23 December 2009 |
| PIER comments: | n/a |
| Local name language: | n/a |
| Deteriminer: | n/a |
| Determination date: | n/a |
| Determination institution: | Royal Botanic Gardens (K) |
| Region: | Polynesia |
| Country: | Cook Islands |
| Island group: | Southern Cook Islands |
| Island: | Rarotonga |
| State/province: | n/a |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Ngatangiia District. Avana Road. |
| PIER location: | Rarotonga Island (Southern Cook Islands/Cook Islands/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | Secondary forest of Ardisia, Hibiscus, Syzygium, Pittosporum, Leucaena and Nephrolepis. |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | (n/a) |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Herb w/ stems to 5 ft; stems pale green to brick red below inflorescence; lvs med green ± glaucous above, grey-green below; bracts brick red; buds pinkish; flowers white w/ yellow on throat of labellum. |
| Collector: | Tim Flynn |
| Collection team: | Jim Space |
| CollNumber: | 7002 |
| Collection date(s): | 3/14/2002 |
| Voucher comment: | n/a |
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