Costus claviger is a species of flowering plant from the genus Costus.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Costaceae |
| Genus: | Costus |
| Species: | C. claviger
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| Binomial name | |
| Costus claviger | |
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Description edit
Costus claviger is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.[1]
Distribution edit
Costus claviger is native to: French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname.[1][3] It preferes to grow on a granitic substrate,[4] i.e. in soil that contains granite.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Costus claviger Benoist". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ Benoist, Raymond (1927). "Costus claviger R. Ben. nov. sp". Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (in French). 33. Paris: Imprimerie nationale: 270–271 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Funk, V.; Hollowell, T.; Berry, P.; Kelloff, C.; Alexander, S. N. (2007). "Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana)". Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. 55: 86. ISSN 0097-1618.
- ^ Maas, P. J. M. (1972). "Costoideae (Zingiberaceae)". Flora Neotropica. 8: 1–139. ISSN 0071-5794.
- ^ "Definition of granitic". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
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