Costus osae

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Costaceae
Genus: Costus
Species: Costus osae
Name

Costus osae Maas & H.Maas, Brittonia 49: 277 (1997).
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Western South America
Colombia
Regional: Central America
Costa Rica

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Maas, P.J.M. & Maas, H., 1997. Brittonia 49: 277.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Costus osae in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 20. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2019. Costus osae. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Costus osae. Published online. Accessed: November 20 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Costus osae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 November 2019.

Vernacular names

Costus osae is a rare member of the Costus family. One of many rare tropical plants in the Costus family, Costus osae is a species native to Costa Rica described in 1997 .[1] It has also been reported from Colombia.[2][3]

This plant has thick stems with large green fuzzy leaves. It grows to an average height of about four feet and produces thick clusters of bright red bracts. It is rare as a garden plant or houseplant in the United States and it is speculated to be hardy in zones 9–10.
References

Paul J. M. Maas & Hiltje Maas van de Kamer (1997). "Two new species of Costus (Costaceae) from Costa Rica". Brittonia. 49 (2): 274–279. doi:10.2307/2807686. JSTOR 2807686. S2CID 557074.
Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families