Costus giganteus Welw. ex Ridl.

higherClassification: Eukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 > Plantae > Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Zingiberales > Costaceae > Costus L.
taxonID YWSS
parentNameUsageID 8VWHQ
scientificNameID Inyz2gXcFRfBDCvbsTMyd1
datasetID 2232
taxonomicStatus accepted
taxonRank species
scientificName Costus giganteus Welw. ex Ridl.
scientificNameAuthorship Welw. ex Ridl.
genericName Costus
specificEpithet giganteus
namePublishedIn J. Bot. 25: 131 (1887)
nomenclaturalCode ICN
references São Tomé, Príncipe, Annobón https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:796304-1
DataSource Catalogue of Life   2025-06-13