Costus laevis Ruiz & Pav.

higherClassification: Eukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 > Plantae > Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Zingiberales > Costaceae > Costus L.
taxonID YWTD
parentNameUsageID 8VWHQ
scientificNameID gnAt6QkuygtZ3OZ1bMGw31
datasetID 2232
taxonomicStatus accepted
taxonRank species
scientificName Costus laevis Ruiz & Pav.
scientificNameAuthorship Ruiz & Pav.
genericName Costus
specificEpithet laevis
namePublishedIn Fl. Peruv. 1: 3 (1798)
nomenclaturalCode ICN
references Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas) to Bolivia https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:796315-1
DataSource Catalogue of Life   2025-06-13