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Costus pictus

D.Don (1833)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Costaceae Genus: Costus

Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Edwards's Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1594 (1833)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Costus pictus D.Don Lawai Valley. The National Tropical Botanical Garden. Cultivated plants. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 5618 Kauai PTBG 8/22/1994
2 Costus pictus D.Don lawai valley; koloa district, national tropical botanical garden old visitor's center Occasional in Metrosideros-Cibotium forest on steep slope. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. collector number: 5618 Hawaii BISH 8/22/1994
3 Costus pictus D.Don Lawai Valley; Koloa District, National Tropical Botanical Garden Old Visitor's Center Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 5618 Kauai BISH 8/22/1994
4 Costus pictus D.Don Wailua Homesteads, south side of road across from Alexander's Nursery. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tangalin, N. 1579 Kauai US 9/21/2007
5 Costus pictus D.Don wailua homesteads, south side of road across from alexander's nursery. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN n. tangalin 1579 Kauai US 9/21/2007
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