Costus arabicus
Costus arabicus L.
Costus arabicus L., a species of the Costaceae family, is native to a wide range of regions in South America and the Caribbean. It is found in countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Ecuador. Within Colombia, it is present in the Amazonian regions, particularly in the departments of Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Putumayo, and Vaupés, as well as in the Orinoquia and Guayana regions. The species was first described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus.
Description
Costus arabicus is a member of the Costus genus within the Costaceae family. It is distributed across several ecological regions in South America, including the Amazon, Guayana, and Serranía de La Macarena. It is also found in the Llanura del Caribe and Orinoquia regions of Colombia. The species is recorded in protected areas such as the Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete and the Parque Nacional Natural Tinigua. Linnaeus first described the species in 1753, but the type material is unclear, as Ehret's drawing, cited by Maas, is not referenced in Linnaeus's original work.
Distribution
BR · CO · Parque Nacional Natutral de Amacayacu | ReservaNacional Natural Puinawai | ReservaNacional Natural Nukak | Parque Nacional Natural Tinigua · Núcleo Manuelita · Amazonas, Arauca, Bolívar, Casanare, Cesar, Guainía, Guaviare, Meta, Vaupés, Vichada · Amazonia colombiana: sur del departamento del Vichada; el suroriente del Meta; todo el territorio de los departamentos de Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Putumayo y Vaupés; la Bota Caucana; y las vertientes amazónicas de Nariño (la parte alta de los · Departamentos del Caquetá y Guaviare: Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete · Microcuenca alta de río Tillavá · Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete (PNNSCh) · Amazonia, Guayana y Serranía de La Macarena, Llanura del Caribe, Orinoquia · Argentina Northeast · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil South · Brazil West-Central · Colombia · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · French Guiana · Guyana · Haiti · Leeward Is. · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad-Tobago · Venezuelan Antilles · Venezuela
Synonyms
Costus arrabidaeCostus brasiliensisCostus discolorCostus glabratusCostus gracilisCostus niveopurpureusCostus niveusCostus pilgeriCostus pubescensCostus pubescens f. fibrillosaCostus ramosusCostus sextusCostus spiralis var. hirsutusCostus validusCostus verschaffeltianusCostus glabratus var. niveopurpureusAlpinia arabicaCostus verschaffeltii
