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288 plant name records match your search criteria Costus. The results are below.

• Genus Costus is in the family Costaceae. Species epithets begin with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

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Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Costus acanthocephalus K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus acaulis S.Moore	Synonym		WCSP
Costus acreanus (Loes.) Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus adolphi-friderici Loes.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus afer Ker Gawl.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus afer var. maculatus (Roscoe) Baker	Synonym		WCSP
Costus albus A.Chev. ex Koechlin	Synonym		WCSP
Costus allenii Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus amazonicus (Loes.) J.F.Macbr.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus anachiri Jacq.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus ananassae Hassk.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus angustifolius Ker Gawl.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus anomocalyx K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus appendiculatus Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus arabicus L.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus arabicus Vell.	Unresolved		TRO
Costus araneosus Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus argenteus Ruiz & Pav.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus argenteus K. Schum.	Synonym		TRO
Costus argyrophyllus Wall. [Invalid]	Synonym		WCSP
Costus arrabidae Steud.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus asplundii (Maas) Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus asteranthus Maas & H.Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus bakeri K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus barbatus Suess.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus beckii Maas & H.Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus bicolor J.Braun & K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus bracteatus Gleason [Illegitimate]	Synonym		WCSP
Costus bracteatus Rowlee	Accepted		WCSP
Costus brasiliensis K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus bullatus Meekiong, Muliati & Ipor	Accepted		WCSP
Costus cernuus Sw. ex Roem. & Schult.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus chartaceus Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus chinensis T.L.Wu & S.J.Chen	Synonym		WCSP
Costus chrysocephalus K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus ciliatus Miq.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus ciliatus Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus claviger Benoist	Accepted		WCSP
Costus clemensiae Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus comosus (Jacq.) Roscoe	Accepted		WCSP
Costus comosus var. bakeri (K.Schum.) Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus congestiflorus Rich. ex Gagnep.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus congestiflorus var. glabrior K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus congestus Rowlee	Synonym		WCSP
Costus conicus Stokes [Illegitimate]	Synonym		WCSP
Costus cordatus Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus crispiflorus Stokes	Synonym		WCSP
Costus cupreifolius Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus curcumoides Maas	Synonym		WCSP
Costus curvibracteatus Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus cuspidatus (Nees & Mart.) Maas	Synonym		WCSP
Costus cylindricus Jacq.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus cylindricus var. acreanus Loes.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus cylindricus var. anachiri (Jacq.) Petersen	Synonym		WCSP
Costus cylindricus var. ciliatus (Miq.) Petersen	Synonym		WCSP
Costus cylindricus var. pulcherrimus (Kuntze) K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus deistelii K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus dendrophilus K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus dewevrei De Wild. & T.Durand	Accepted		WCSP
Costus dhaninivatii K.Larsen	Synonym		WCSP
Costus dinklagei K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus dirzoi García-Mend. & G.Ibarra	Accepted		WCSP
Costus discolor Roscoe	Synonym		WCSP
Costus dubius (Afzel.) K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus dussii K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus eburneus Meekiong, Muliati & Tawan	Accepted		WCSP
Costus echinatus Pers.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus edulis De Wild. & T.Durand	Synonym		WCSP
Costus elegans Petersen	Synonym		WCSP
Costus englerianus K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus erythrocoryne K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus erythrophyllus Loes.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus erythrothyrsus Loes.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus fimbriatus Pellegr.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus fissicalyx N.R.Salinas, Clavijo & Betancur	Accepted		WCSP
Costus fissiligulatus Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus foeniculaceus Noronha	Synonym		WCSP
Costus foliaceus Lock & A.D.Poulsen	Accepted		WCSP
Costus formosanus Nakai	Synonym		WCSP
Costus formosus C.V.Morton	Synonym		WCSP
Costus fortalezae K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus fragilis Maas	Synonym		WCSP
Costus friedrichsenii Petersen	Synonym		WCSP
Costus friedrichsenii Woodson	Synonym		TRO
Costus fusiformis Maas	Synonym		WCSP
Costus gabonensis Koechlin	Accepted		WCSP
Costus gagnepainii K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus geothyrsus K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus giganteus Welw. ex Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus giganteus Kuntze [Illegitimate]	Synonym		WCSP
Costus glaber (K.Schum.) Merr.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus glabratus Sw.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus glabratus Rchb. [Illegitimate]	Synonym		WCSP
Costus glabratus var. niveopurpureus (Jacq.) Petersen	Synonym		WCSP
Costus glaucus Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus globosus Blume	Synonym		WCSP
Costus globosus var. kingii (Baker) Holttum	Synonym		WCSP
Costus globosus var. ridleyi (K.Schum.) Holttum	Synonym		WCSP
Costus globosus var. velutinus (Ridl.) Holttum	Synonym		WCSP
Costus gracilis Loes.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus guanaiensis Rusby	Accepted		WCSP
Costus guanaiensis var. asplundii Maas	Synonym		WCSP
Costus guanaiensis var. macrostrobilus (K.Schum.) Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus guanaiensis var. tarmicus (Loes.) Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus guianicus Loes.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus hirsutus Blume	Synonym		WCSP
Costus hirsutus C.Presl	Synonym		WCSP
Costus igneus N.E.Br.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus insularis A.Chev. [Invalid]	Synonym		WCSP
Costus juruanus K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus juruanus var. juruanus	Synonym		TRO
Costus juruanus var. strigosus Maas	Synonym		WCSP
Costus kaempferoides Loes.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus kingii Baker	Synonym		WCSP
Costus kunstleri King ex Ridl.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus kuntzei K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus lacerus Gagnep.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus laevis Ruiz & Pav.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus lamingtonii F.M.Bailey	Synonym		WCSP
Costus lanceolatus Petersen	Synonym		WCSP
Costus lanceolatus subsp. pulchriflorus (Ducke) Maas	Synonym		WCSP
Costus lasius Loes.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus lateriflorus Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Costus latifolius Gagnep.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus laxus Petersen	Synonym		WCSP
Costus le-testui Pellegr.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus ledermannii Loes.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus leucanthus Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus ligularis Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Costus lima K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus lima var. wedelianus Woodson	Synonym		WCSP
Costus linearis Spreng.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus littoralis K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus longibracteolatus Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus longifolius Rusby	Synonym		WCSP
Costus loureiroi Horan.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus lucanusianus J.Braun & K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus lucanusianus var. major K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus luteus Blanco	Synonym		WCSP
Costus maboumiensis Pellegr.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus macranthus K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus macrostrobilus K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus maculatus Roscoe	Accepted		WCSP
Costus malaccensis Retz.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus malaccensis Koenig	Synonym		TRO
Costus malortieanus H.Wendl.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus malortieanus var. amazonicus Loes.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus maritimus Standl. & L.O.Williams	Synonym		WCSP
Costus maximus K.Schum. [Illegitimate]	Synonym		WCSP
Costus megalobractea K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus mexicanus Liebm.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus micranthus Gagnep.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus microcephalus K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus monosperma Miq.	Unresolved		TRO
Costus montanus Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus mooreanus Rusby	Synonym		WCSP
Costus mosaicus W.Bull	Accepted		WCSP
Costus muluensis Meekiong, Ipor & Tawan	Accepted		WCSP
Costus nemotrichus K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus ngouniensis Pellegr.	Synonym		TRO
Costus nigricans Blanco	Synonym		WCSP
Costus nipalensis Roscoe	Synonym		WCSP
Costus nitidus Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus niveopurpureus Jacq.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus niveus G.Mey.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus nudicaulis Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Costus nutans K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus oblitterans K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus oblongus S.Q.Tong	Accepted		WCSP
Costus oligophyllus K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus osae Maas & H.Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus paradoxus K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus pauciflorus K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus paucifolius Gagnep.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus phaeotrichus Loes.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus phlociflorus Rusby	Synonym		WCSP
Costus phyllocephalus K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus pictus D.Don	Accepted		WCSP
Costus pilgeri K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus pilosissimus (Gagnep.) K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus pisonis Lindl.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus pistiifolius K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus plicatus Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus plowmanii Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus podocephalus Donn.Sm.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus potierae F.Muell.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus prodigiosus A. Chev.	Synonym		TRO
Costus productus Gleason ex Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus productus var. productus	Accepted		WCSP
Costus productus var. strigosus (Maas) Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus pterometra K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus pubescens S.Moore	Synonym		WCSP
Costus pubescens f. fibrillosus Loes.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus puchucupango J.F.Macbr.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus pulcherrimus Kuntze	Synonym		WCSP
Costus pulcherrimus A.Chev. [Unplaced]	Unresolved		WCSP
Costus pulchriflorus Ducke	Synonym		WCSP
Costus pulverulentus C.Presl	Accepted		WCSP
Costus pumilus Petersen	Synonym		WCSP
Costus pumilus var. pilosissimus Gagnep.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus pungens Teijsm. & Binn.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus purpurascens Huber	Unresolved		TRO
Costus quartus Roem. & Schult. [Invalid]	Synonym		WCSP
Costus quasi-appendiculatus Woodson ex Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus quintus Roem. & Schult. [Invalid]	Synonym		WCSP
Costus radicans Gagnep.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus ramosus Woodson	Synonym		WCSP
Costus registrator Büsgen [Unplaced]	Unresolved		WCSP
Costus ricus Maas & H.Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus ridleyi K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus rosulifer Gagnep.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus ruber C.Wright ex Griseb.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus rumphianus Valeton ex K.Heyne	Accepted		WCSP
Costus rurrenabaqueanus Rusby	Synonym		WCSP
Costus sanguineus Donn.Sm.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus sarmentosus Bojer	Accepted		WCSP
Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus scaber Loes.	Synonym		TRO
Costus scaber var. xlasius Ruiz & Pav.	Synonym		TRO
Costus scaberulus Rich. ex Gagnep.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus schlechteri H.J.P.Winkl.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus secundus Spreng.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus sepacuitensis Rowlee	Accepted		WCSP
Costus septimus Roem. & Schult. [Invalid]	Synonym		WCSP
Costus sericeus Blume	Synonym		WCSP
Costus sextus Roem. & Schult. [Invalid]	Synonym		WCSP
Costus sinningiiflorus Rusby	Synonym		WCSP
Costus skutchii C.V.Morton	Synonym		WCSP
Costus sopuensis Maas & H.Maas	Synonym		WCSP
Costus speciosus (J.König) Sm.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus speciosus var. angustifolius Ker Gawl.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus speciosus var. argyrophyllus Wall. ex Baker	Synonym		WCSP
Costus speciosus var. dilnavaziae M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida	Synonym		WCSP
Costus speciosus var. formosanus (Nakai) S.S.Ying	Synonym		WCSP
Costus speciosus var. glaber K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus speciosus var. hirsutus (Blume) K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus speciosus var. hirsutus Blume	Synonym		TRO
Costus speciosus var. leocalyx Nakai	Synonym		WCSP
Costus speciosus var. sericeus (Blume) K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus spectabilis (Fenzl) K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus spicatus var. pubescens Griseb.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus spiralis (Jacq.) Roscoe	Accepted		WCSP
Costus spiralis var. hirsutus Petersen	Synonym		WCSP
Costus spiralis var. jacquinii Griseb.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus spiralis var. pisonis Griseb.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus spiralis var. roscoei Griseb.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus spiralis var. spiralis	Accepted		WCSP
Costus splendens Donn.Sm. & Türckh.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus sprucei Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus steinbachii Loes.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus stenophyllus Standl. & L.O.Williams	Accepted		WCSP
Costus subbiflorus K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus subsessilis (Nees & Mart.) Maas	Synonym		WCSP
Costus sulfureus K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus talbotii Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus tappenbeckianus J.Braun & K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus tappenbeckianus Braun-Blanq. & K. Schum.	Unresolved		TRO
Costus tarapotensis J.F.Macbr.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus tarmicus Loes.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus tatei Rusby	Synonym		WCSP
Costus tonkinensis Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus trachyphyllus K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus ubangiensis Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus ulei Loes.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus ulugurensis K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus uniflorus Poepp. ex Petersen	Synonym		WCSP
Costus unifolius N.E.Br.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus vaginalis Salisb.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus validus Loes.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus vargasii Maas & H.Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus varzearum Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus velutinus Ridl.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus verschaffeltianus Lem.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus verschaffeltii Lem.	Synonym		TRO
Costus villosissimus Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus vinosus Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus violaceus Koechlin	Accepted		WCSP
Costus viridis S.Q.Tong	Accepted		WCSP
Costus warburgii K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus warmingii Petersen	Synonym		WCSP
Costus weberbaueri Loes.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus wilsonii Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus woodsonii Maas	Accepted		WCSP
Costus zamoranus Steyerm.	Accepted		WCSP
Costus zechii K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus zerumbet Pers.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus zingiberoides J.F.Macbr.	Accepted		WCSP