⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-234761, and has not been changed.

Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Costus (family Costaceae).

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as an accepted name (record 234761) with original publication details: Fl. Peruv. 1: 2 1798.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:796376-1.

Synonyms:

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Costus anachiri Jacq.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus ciliatus Miq.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus cylindricus var. anachiri (Jacq.) Petersen	Synonym		WCSP
Costus cylindricus var. ciliatus (Miq.) Petersen	Synonym		WCSP
Costus nutans K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus puchucupango J.F.Macbr.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus quintus Roem. & Schult. [Invalid]	Synonym		WCSP
Costus scaberulus Rich. ex Gagnep.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus tatei Rusby	Synonym		WCSP