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Costus scaber

Ruiz & Pav. (1798)

This name is accepted

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

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized

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Vegetative Reproduction

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Peruv. 1: 2 (1798)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:651 (KEY), 653 (DESCR); Daehler & Baker 2006:14 (O? [adventive], DESCR); Frohlich & Lau 2012:33 (NEWNAT/K, DESCR); Lau & Frohlich 2013:6 (O)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. haleiwa; waimea arboretum Partially shaded. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 2613 Oahu BISH 7/7/1986
2 Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. Wahiawa Botanical Garden, down gulch from currently maintained area. UTM 601625, 2378020 In lowland mesic secondary forest. Canopy dominated by Ficus sp., understory primarily Odontonema cuspidatum, Dieffenbachia maculata, and Megaskepasma erythrochlamys. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN OED 2012062802 Oahu BISH 6/28/2012
3 Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. Kapaa Homesteads, off Kahuna Road In pasture near fence with Sphagneticola trilobata, Macroptilium atropurpureum. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN OED 2010033102 Kauai BISH 3/31/2010
4 Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. Wahiawa Botanical Garden, down gulch from currently maintained area. UTM 601625, 2378020 In lowland mesic secondary forest. Canopy dominated by Ficus sp., understory primarily Odontonema cuspidatum, Dieffenbachia maculata, and Megaskepasma erythrochlamys. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN OED Frohlich, D.; Lau, A. Collector Number: 2012062802 Oahu BISH 6/28/2012
5 Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. wahiawa botanical garden, down gulch from currently maintained area. utm 601625, 2378020 In lowland mesic secondary forest. Canopy dominated by Ficus sp., understory primarily Odontonema cuspidatum, Dieffenbachia maculata, and Megaskepasma erythrochlamys. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oed frohlich, d.; lau, a. collector number: 2012062802 Oahu BISH 6/28/2012
6 Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. Lawai Valley. National Tropical Botanical Garden. McBryde Garden, Maidenhair Falls, S side of little stream. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 10290 Kauai PTBG 1/26/2012
7 Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, Maidenhair Falls Spice of Life Trail, on E side of Lawai Stream. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 10794 Kauai PTBG 7/31/2019
8 Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. Wahiawa Botanical Garden, down gulch from currently maintained area. Lowland mesic secondary forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Danielle Frohlich OED 2012062802 Oahu PTBG 6/28/2012
9 Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. Wailua Homesteads, South side of road across from Alexander's Nursery. Hwy Planted on boarder of yard and road. Collected as part of KISC 2007 Early Detection Roadside Survey. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Natalia Tangalin 1579 Kauai PTBG 9/21/2007
10 Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. Above Wailua, Wailua Game Reserve. Vegetation on plots stripmined for bauxite ore in 1958-60. Tree plot area. Fertilizer applied topically. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Richard A. Howard 20277 Kauai PTBG 10/20/1985
11 Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum Partially shaded. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 2613 Oahu BISH 7/7/1986
12 Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. Kapaa Homesteads, off Kahuna Road In pasture near fence with Sphagneticola trilobata, Macroptilium atropurpureum. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN OED Frohlich, D.; Lau, A. Collector Number: 2010033102 Kauai BISH 3/31/2010
13 Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. kapaa homesteads, off kahuna road In pasture near fence with Sphagneticola trilobata, Macroptilium atropurpureum. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oed frohlich, d.; lau, a. collector number: 2010033102 Kauai BISH 3/31/2010
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