| Collector | Kvist, L.P. |
| Number | 1425 |
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| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | Loreto |
| County | |
| Locality | Along the lower Uyacali river, approx. 10 km west of Genaro Herrera, the flood plain village Yanallpa. Gardens, slash-and-burn fields, fallows and fairly disturbed flood plain forest. |
| Coordinates | 4° 53' S 73° 47' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 120 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 120 |
| Start date | 1995/03/15 |
| End date | 1995/03/15 |
| Family | Zingiberaceae |
| Identification | Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. |
| Determined by | P.J.M.Maas, H.Maas |
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| Field notes | Herb, 2-3 m tall, inflorescences purplish to yellow, corollas yellow. |
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