Family: Costaceae
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Costus pulverulentus C.Presl
Collector/Expedition: Goodwin, Zoe Africa
Collection number: 216
Collection date: 1st November 2006
Country/Territory: Belize
Collecting locality: Belize:Stann Creek District:Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, 1km SE from visitors centre, 300m along & 30m off the Tiger Fern Trail, plot 1
Latitude: 16°46'55''N, Longitude: 88°27'8''W
Habitat: Red clay-based soil in floodplain of tributary to South Stann Creek, granite bedrock with occasional limestone pockets.; Vegetation: Tropical evergreen, lowland, seasonal forest: Yucatan variant, canopy height 17+m, 80% canopy cover. Understory is dense layer of Polybotrys caudata, young Attalea cohune, Costus pulverulentus, Calathea micans, and numerous Psychotria and Miconia sp.
Description: Up to 2m tall, frequent in understory.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00387512
Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00387512
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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