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Accession Data:

Costus phaeotrichus Loes.

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Costaceae (K. Schum.) Nak.

  • Country of Origin: WC. Trop. Africa
  • Habitat: Primary dry upland forest.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201900151
  • Source: Kress Collection, SI#2002229
  • Provenance:
    Collector# 1892A
    Smith, S. F., (US), NMNH, , Bell, D. A., (BOT), Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History (UNITED STATES), Bourobou Bourobou, H. P., Mayombo, F J, Nzabi, T.
    Gabon: Gamba Complex
    Rabi
    -1.97028, 9.87131, 04 Mar 2002
    
    Herb, 1.5 m.  Sterile. 
    
  • Accession Date: 07-10-2019
  • Bench: 3313 - NEOB: Blue Tanks North
    • Currently: active - needs attention
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 06-28-2024
  • Restrictions:
    • IUCN Red List: Species Vulnerable or Habitat Critically Threatened
    • BGCI Limited Ex Situ Distribution - Plants do not leave building without Manager approval!

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Zingiberales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Costaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020

References (internal):

  • Plants from the Kress Collection (NMNH/Smithsonian)
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cabinda / Cameroon / Congo / Equatorial Guinea / Gabon

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, 22 February, 2019.
  2. WCSP (2019) as Costus tappenbeckianus. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, 22 February, 2019.
  3. BGCI ThreatSearch. Last accessed on Friday, 28 June, 2019.

data regenerated on Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:06:11 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Costus phaeotrichus

Additional images for this accession:

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Current Accessions in the Costaceae

  • Chamaecostus cuspidatus
  • Cheilocostus speciosus W/C
  • Costus asplundii
  • Costus bracteatus
  • Costus chartaceus W/C
  • Costus dubius
  • Costus lasius
  • Costus lateriflorus
  • Costus phaeotrichus W/C
  • Costus pictus
  • Costus productus
  • Costus scaber
  • Costus spectabilis
  • Costus spicatus W/C
  • Costus tappenbeckianus
  • Costus tonkinensis
  • Costus vargasii
  • Costus vinosus W/C
  • Costus afer
  • Costus aff. guanaiensis
  • Costus comosus var. bakeri
  • Costus malortieanus
  • Costus pulverulentus
  • Costus woodsonii
  • Dimerocostus strobilaceus
  • Monocostus uniflorus
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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