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Type of: Costus plowmannii Maas

Collector Maas, P.J.M.
Number 1900
Collected with T.Plowman
Country Colombia
Subpart El Valle
County  
Locality Steep, forested slopes near Queremal
Coordinates    
Minimum elevation (m) 1350
Maximum elevation (m) 1350
Start date 1974/10/03
End date 1974/10/03
Family Zingiberaceae
Identification Costus plowmannii Maas
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Field notes Herb to 3 m tall, rhizomes densely covered with pale brown, stiff, appressed and erect hairs, sheaths of flowering stems purple-red, bracts red, (tubular) flowers yellow

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