| Collector | Poulsen, A. D. |
| Number | 1224 |
| Collected with | R. Moran, H. Tuomisto & K. Ruokolainen. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | NAPO |
| County | |
| Locality | Yasuni National Park, Estacíon Cientifica Yasuni, at Rio Tiputini and surroundings, wet forest. In closed canopy forest (plot 12). |
| Coordinates | 0° 40' 76° 24' |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 200 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 200 |
| Start date | 1996/04/17 |
| End date | 1996/04/17 |
| Family | Zingiberaceae |
| Identification | Costus erythrophyllus Loes |
| Determined by | A.D. Poulsen (AAU), 1997. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | "Terrestrial herb, erect, 0.8 m; in clumps; stems fleshy, purple; lvs. fleshy; lvs. dark green almost black upper surface, completely dark purple below; sterile." |
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