| Collector | Brandbyge, J. |
| Number | 32245 |
| Collected with | Asanza, E. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | MORONA-SANTIAGO |
| County | |
| Locality | Taisha. Semicultivated areas near the military camp. |
| Coordinates | 2° 23' S 77° 30' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 400 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 400 |
| Start date | 1980/06/24 |
| End date | 1980/06/24 |
| Family | Zingiberaceae |
| Identification | Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. |
| Determined by | P. J. M. Maas |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Up to 2 m. Stem and lower side of leaves velvet pubes- cent. The upper part of the plant making a kind of spiral. Bracts red with a yellow line. Flowers red. |
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