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Costus

Costus woodsonii

Description:

herbaceous perennial

Habitat:

amazon

Notes:

I spotted this in Tupana Aru reserve. It may have been introduced to the area.

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2 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Thanks Kunzah, with further help from Sckel, I think this is Costus woodsonii.

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 10 years ago

Cool. May be a Costus sp.?

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Loreto, Peru

Spotted on Dec 8, 2012
Submitted on Aug 1, 2013

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