COSTACEAE (K.Schum.) T.Nakai, 1941

Baksh-Comeau, Yasmin S., Maharaj, Shobha S., Adams, Dennis, Harris, Stephen A., Filer, Denis L. & Hawthorne, William D., 2016, An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical ‘ hotspots’, Phytotaxa 250 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.250.1.1
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D13D2946-2FA8-B5D2-FF52-FED5F635F9B0
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	COSTACEAE
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COSTACEAE View in CoL View at ENA

Cheilocostus speciosus (J.Koenig) C.Specht View in CoL , Taxon 55: 159 (2006) Syn: Costus speciosus (J.Koenig) Sm. Exotic. View in CoL

Costus arabicus View in CoL L., Sp. Pl. 2 (1753) Habit : Herb. Habitat : Forested riverbanks, forest margins and swamps. IUCN: LC. Star: GN . RBS Distribution Plots : TRINIDAD : Mt.St.Benedict-Caura ; North Central Coast; Southern Watershed . RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 4: 3% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 3% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD : Loango, Jermy 3195 ( BM); Diego Martin, sine coll. ( TRIN 13921 About TRIN ); Ortinola , sine coll. ( TRIN 13920 About TRIN ); Maracas Bay , sine coll. ( TRIN 13922 About TRIN ); St. Augustine , sine coll. ( TRIN 14311 About TRIN . Global range: Greater Antilles , Lesser Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina.

Costus guanaiensis Rusby var. macrostrobilus (K.Schum.) Maas, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. no. 8: 52 (1972) Common name: Wild River Cane. Habit: Herb. Habitat: Evergreen lowland and lower montane forests, thickets and swamps. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Longdenville-Talparo; Monos; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; North Central Coast; NW Peninsular Corner; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; SW Erin-Guapo; SW Icacos-Cedros; Trinity Hills; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 6% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 4% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 3% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 10% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 14% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Caura Valley Road, Jermy 10836 (BM); Brasso Seco Road, Jermy 10932 (BM); Tabaquite Main Road, Broadway 9123 (BM, GH, MO); Diego Martin, sine coll. (TRIN 13925); Ortinola, Maracas Valley, sine coll. (TRIN 13924); Platanal, sine coll. (TRIN 13926). Global range: Greater Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru.

Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. 1: 2 (1798) Habit: Herb. Habitat: Secondary growth in sheltered areas. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: E Coast; NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; Scarborough-Plymouth; TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Arima Valley; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Biche-Poole; Brasso Seco; Caroni; Catshill-Basse Terre; Central Range; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Guanapo-Chaguaramal; Longdenville-Talparo; Manzanilla-Fishing Pond; Maracas-Tucuche; Matura-Salybia; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; NW Peninsular Corner; Nariva; North Central Coast; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Point Radix; Princes Town; Rampanalgas-Toco; Rio Claro-Mayaro; SW Erin-Guapo; SW Icacos-Cedros; Southern Watershed; Tabaquite-Brickfield; Trinity Hills; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 13% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 59% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 84% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 50% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 40% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 57% RBS samples); Swamp/marsh (Vegnum 11: 15% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Mason Hall, Broadway 4377 (BM, F, L). TRINIDAD: Diego Martin, Broadway 9271 (BM, K, MO); St. Anns, Broadway 7427 (BM, MO, S), Broadway 8960 (BM, MO, K), Simmonds 17 (TRIN); Diego Martin, sine coll. (TRIN 13918); Maracas Bay, sine coll. (TRIN 13917); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, sine coll. (TRIN 13915); Aripo Valley, sine coll. (TRIN 13913); Sans Souci, sine coll. (TRIN 13916); Caroni, Crueger s.n. (TRIN 1607); Chaguanas, Finlay s.n. (TRIN 2885); Manzanilla, sine coll. (TRIN 13914); Chatham, sine coll. (TRIN 8584); Icacos, Finlay s.n. (TRIN 2884). Global range: Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, United States (Florida), Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.