Roscoe, W., Monandrian plants of the order Scitamineae (1828)
Monandr. Pl. Scitam.

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(1828)

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(1854)

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Cheilocostus speciosus (J.König) C.Specht

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name cited:
Costus nipalensis Roscoe
name recognized:
Cheilocostus speciosus (J.König) C.Specht
name recognized (basionym):
Costus nipalensis Roscoe

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drawing: W. Sharp

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family: Zingiberaceae
subfamily: Costoideae

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epithet cited: nipaulensis,-is,-e

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epithet recognized: speciosus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=62267

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synonyms:

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heterotypic synonyms:
Amomum arboreum Lour.; Amomum hirsutum Lam.; Banksia speciosa Koenig; Costus angustifolius Ker Gawl.; Costus argyrophyllus Wall.; Costus crispiflorus Stokes; Costus foeniculaceus Noronha; Costus formosanus Nakai; Costus glaber (Schumann) Merr.; Costus glabratus Rchb.; Costus hirsutus Blume; Costus lamingtonii F.M.Bailey; Costus loureiroi Horan.; Costus nipalensis Roscoe; Costus potierae F. Muell.; Costus sericeus Blume; Costus speciosus (Koenig) Sm.; Costus vaginalis Salisb.; Hellenia grandiflora Retz.; Kaempferia speciosa (Koenig) Thunb.; Planera speciosa (Koenig) Giseke;