Costus oreophilus Maas & D.Skinner

, PhytoKeys 222: 107 (2023).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77316094-1
Publication
PhytoKeys
Collation
222: 107
Date of Publication
22 Mar 2023
Family as entered in IPNI
Costaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
Asplund 20068
Locality
Tunguruhua: Río Verde Grande, 1500 m
Collection Date
30 Mar 1956
Type Herbaria
holotype S S06-1367; S06-13643
isotype GB
Distribution Of Types
Ecuador (Western South America, Southern America)

Nomenclatural Notes

[epublished]

Remarks

doi:10.3897/phytokeys.222.87779 Etymology: the specific epithet is derived from the Greek words oros (= mountain) and philos (= beloved) as this is a mountain-loving species.