Costus whiskeycola Maas & H.Maas

, PhytoKeys 222: 118 (2023).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77316102-1
Publication
PhytoKeys
Collation
222: 118
Date of Publication
22 Mar 2023
Family as entered in IPNI
Costaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
Plowman & Davis 4396
Locality
Putumayo: Km 42 of Mocoa-Puerto Asis Road, Quebrada El Whiskey, Finca Santa Marta, Hilltop forest, c. 400 m ('1260 ft')
Collection Date
5 Nov 1974
Type Herbaria
holotype COL
isotype PSO
Distribution Of Types
Colombia (Western South America, Southern America)

Nomenclatural Notes

[epublished]

Remarks

doi:10.3897/phytokeys.222.87779 Etymology: the specific epithet is named after its type locality El Whiskey (Putumayo, Colombia), with 'cola' the Latin for 'living in'.