[Specimen details]

Costus niveus
Family Name Zingiberaceae
Currently Accepted Name Costus niveus G. Mey.
Locality Guyana. Essequibo District Dawa, on the Tapakuma River. 7° 12' 46" N 58° 36' 37" W
Description Herb 1 m, with rhizomes; flowers white.
Habitat Lowland rain forest.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector J. Browder 129
Collection Date 29 Mar 1970
Accession Number 299631
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