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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Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.

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name cited:
Costus cylindricus Jacq.
name recognized:
Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.
name recognized (basionym):
Alpinia spicata Jacq.

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drawing: W. Sharp

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family: Zingiberaceae
subfamily: Costoideae

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epithet cited: cylindricus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized: spicatus,-a,-um

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

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link to this page:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=62265

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Alpinia spicata Jacq.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Amomum petiolatum Lam.; Costus arabicus Sessé & Moc.; Costus conicus Stokes; Costus cylindricus Jacq.; Costus micranthus Gagnep.; Costus quartus Roemer & Schultes;