Spiral head ginger
Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav.
Costus scaber is a species in the Costaceae family, native to Mexico and Tropical America. It is commonly known as Spiral head ginger. The plant is found in various protected areas and regions across Colombia, including several national parks and reserves.
Description
Costus scaber, described by Ruiz & Pav. in 1798, belongs to the Costaceae family. It is native to a range extending from Mexico to Tropical America. In Colombia, it is distributed across multiple departments and protected areas such as Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete, Reserva Nacional Natural Puinawai, and others. The species is also recorded in regions like the Distrito minero del San Juan and Resguardos Indígenas Mondo - Mondocito. It occurs in diverse habitats including wetlands and high river basins.
Other common names
Spiral head ginger
Distribution
BR · Parque Nacional Natutral de Amacayacu | ReservaNacional Natural Puinawai | Parque Nacional Natural Yaigojé Apaporis | Parque Nacional Natural Río Puré | Parque Nacional Natural Cahuinarí | Parque Nacional Natural Las Orquídeas | Parque Nacional Natural Si · Caribbean · LC · Núcleo Manuelita |Núcleo Unipalma · El Carmen de Chucurí | Puerto Wilches · Pauna · San Luis de Gaceno · Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caquetá, Casanare, Cauca, Chocó, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Guainía, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Risaralda, Santander, Valle, Vaupés, Vichada · Departamentos del Caquetá y Guaviare: Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete · Municipios de Tadó y Condoto, Distrito minero del San Juan · Resguardos Indígenas Mondo - Mondocito, municipio de Tadó · Microcuenca alta de río Tillavá · Tauramena · "Macarena Norte, Tinigua" · Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete (PNNSCh) · Departamento del Tolima, municipio San Sebastián de Mariquita, vereda El Rano, humedal laguna El Silencio · HN · GT · Cerro Mecana, municipio Bahía Solano, Chocó · Hawaii · Río Atrato, Municipios de Quibdó y Rioquito · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil West-Central · Colombia · Costa Rica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador
Synonyms
Costus anachiriCostus ciliatusCostus cylindricus var. anachiriCostus cylindricus var. ciliatusCostus nutansCostus puchucupangoCostus quintusCostus scaberulusCostus tatei
