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L. (1753)
(plant)
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Entity:
Costaceae (Family)
..Chamaecostus (Genus)
..Cheilocostus (Genus)
..Dimerocostus (Genus)
..Monocostus (Genus)
..Paracostus (Genus)
..Tapeinochilos (Genus)
..Costus (Genus)
....Costus arabicus (Species)
....Costus cuspidatus (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1753
Original name
:
Linnaeus, C. 1753a.
Sp. Pl.
1
: 2.
Original rank
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type of
:
Costaceae
(Family)
Nakai (1941)
Type, by monotypy
:
Costus arabicus
L. (1753)
Variants
Not validly published name
:
Costus
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
patjing
Ref:
R. Röber et al. (eds.), 1990
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