Curtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1787-1948)
Bot. Mag.

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vol. 83 (1857)

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t. 4979

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Costus afer Ker Gawl.

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name cited:
Costus afer Ker Gawl.

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drawing: W.H. Fitch

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family: Zingiberaceae
subfamily: Costoideae

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epithet: afer, afra, afrum

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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=41410

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synonyms:

heterotypic synonyms:
Costus anomocalyx Schumann; Costus insularis A. Chev.; Costus littoralis Schumann; Costus oblitterans Schumann; Costus prodigiosus A. Chev.; Costus pterometra Schumann;