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Costus dubius
Costus dubius is a species of plant native to Tropical Africa.
From the article Costus dubius on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Costus dubius has underground rhizomes which produce leafy stems and inflorescences on separate stalks. The round inflorescences have green bracts; each bract produces a single white flower with a yellow-centered labellum. Costus dubius produces many seeds. Costus dubius is sometimes confused with several other African species of Costus, such as Costus afer and Costus dinklagei. Costus dubius is the only African species of Costus capable of self-pollination.
Range & habitat
Costus dubius has a wide native range and can be found throughout tropical Africa. Costus dubius has been introduced to several places in which it has become naturalized or invasive including:
Queensland, Australia Java, Indonesia Hawaii, U.S.A.
Wikipedia: “Range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Costus dubius in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 779221.