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Costus pulverulentus
Family Name Costaceae
Currently Accepted Name Costus pulverulentus C. Presl
Locality USA. Florida , Orange Co. : Valencia Community College East Campus. 700 block of North Econlockhatchee Trail, ca. 10 mi. E of Orlando. T22S, R31E, Sec. 19. 28° 22' 60" N 81° 7' 0" W
Description Very well estabilshed escape from cultivation.
Habitat On the edge of a riverine forest.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. Myers 2
Collection Date 01 Nov 2000
Accession Number 226833
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Costus pulverulentus
Family Name Costaceae
Currently Accepted Name Costus pulverulentus C. Presl
Locality USA. Florida , Seminole Co. : Oviedo. Sweetwater Park, 100 block of Magnolia Street. 28° 40' 40" N 81° 12' 21" W
Description Escaped and growing profusely.
Habitat In an oak hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. Myers 290
Collection Date 02 Sep 2001
Accession Number 230528
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Costus pulverulentus
Family Name Zingiberaceae
Currently Accepted Name Costus pulverulentus C. Presl
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Sarasota; E side of Honore Avenue, 300 m S of its junction with Bahia Vista Street. T36S, R18E, Sec. 25, NW¼ of SW¼. 27° 20' 11" N 82° 31' 50" W
Description Vegetatively spreading.
Habitat Upper edge of hydric ditch of disturbed mesic hammock.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector A. R. Franck 1310
Collection Date 09 Jun 2009
Accession Number 250274
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Costus pulverulentus
Family Name Zingiberaceae
Currently Accepted Name Costus pulverulentus C. Presl
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : Schooster natural area, just W of Margate Estates. T49S, R41E, Sec. 1. 26° 14' 40" N 80° 12' 23" W
Habitat Disturbed edge of Taxodium swamp, with Spipremnum pinnatum, Schinus terebinthifolia, and Bischofia javanica.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector P. L. Howell
Collection Date 14 Apr 2011
Accession Number 259322
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Costus pulverulentus
Family Name Costaceae
Currently Accepted Name Costus pulverulentus C. Presl
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : University of South Florida Botanical Gardens. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Reproductive State Fertile Flower
Collector F. B. Essig
Collection Date 26 Jun 1984
Accession Number 190558
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Costus pulverulentus
Family Name Costaceae
Currently Accepted Name Costus pulverulentus C. Presl
Determination History
Costus speciosus Sm.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : 4206 Culbreath Avenue, Tampa. 27° 56' 51" N 82° 27' 30" W
Description Herbaceous plant to 1 m; flowers light orange growing out of cone-like structure.
Habitat Sandy soil.
Reproductive State Fertile Flower
Collector D. Burch 4042
with F. Otero
Collection Date July 1970
Accession Number 96138
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Costus pulverulentus
Family Name Costaceae
Currently Accepted Name Costus pulverulentus C. Presl
Locality USA. Missouri , St. Louis Co. : Missouri Botanical Garden. Climatron III. 38° 49' 0" N 90° 10' 60" W
Description Large herbs 1 m tall; flowers orange.
Reproductive State Fertile Flower
Collector W. G. D'Arcy 5988
Collection Date 11 Jul 1972
Accession Number 203083
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Costus pulverulentus
Family Name Costaceae
Currently Accepted Name Costus pulverulentus C. Presl
Locality Honduras. Atlántida Dept. Jardín Botánico de Lancetilla, 2 km SW de Tela. 14° 54' 0" N 89° 7' 0" W
Description Arbusto 1 m, flor roja.
Habitat Bosque húmedo tropical.
Reproductive State
Elevation 5 to 10 m
Collector Y. Calderón
Collection Date 19 Apr 1984
Accession Number 195588
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Costus pulverulentus
Family Name Costaceae
Currently Accepted Name Costus pulverulentus C. Presl
Locality Honduras. Atlántida Dept. Pico de Lancetilla, 17 km SE de Tela. 14° 54' 0" N 89° 7' 0" W
Description Planta de 2 m; florrojiza.
Habitat Bosque seco tropical.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 17 to m
Collector D. Ruiz
Collection Date 04 May 1985
Accession Number 195583
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Costus pulverulentus
Family Name Zingiberaceae
Currently Accepted Name Costus pulverulentus C. Presl - Determined By: J.R. Campbell,
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Lakeland. 28° 2' 22" N 81° 56' 59" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector V. W. Yingst
Collection Date 24 Oct 1973
Accession Number 296927
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