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Costus antioquiensisObservador
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Along the main highway east of Cisneros we saw yet another example of the new species to be named Costus antioquiensis.
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Costus guanaiensisObservador
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Not in flower but almost certainly this is a form of the species currently known as Costus guanaiensis (soon to be divided into 4 new names).
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Costus limaObservador
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Costus lima was the most common Costaceae in the area, found between elevations of 700 to 1000 meters.
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Canas-Do-Brejo (Género Costus)Observador
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This was found along the road to Briceño at about 1400 meters. The flower is consistent with Costus kuntzei (f/k/a C. laevis) and the ligules consistent with C. leucanthus. I believe it must be a hybrid of those two species. C. kuntzei was found in the area. Only two plants, a short distance apart along the road were seen here. This hybrid is incredibly hairy with dense brown hairs covering all plant parts. Even the corolla was hairy, something unusual in Costus.
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Costus antioquiensisObservador
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Along the road past San Roque we saw this form of the new species Costus antioquiensis which is very close to the form found farther south in Cauca at the Nirvana Reserve. It has a more tightly closed labellum and is not as hairy as the type. The visible parts of the bracts are green.
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Costus lasiusObservador
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This unusual red bract form of Costus lasius is known only from this region in Antioquia, Colombia.
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Costus antioquiensisObservador
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This is the form of the type for Paul Maas' new species Costus antioquiensis which was collected near here. The species is quite variable in form, especially the indumenta, but the photos taken here are close to the type form.
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Costus antioquiensisObservador
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Costus sp. 'Lemon Chiffon' was collected in 1974 very near this same place by Tim Plowman and Paul Maas. We saw it several places along the highway, but only here in flower. It may be a form of the new species Costus antioquiensis or could be a separate undescribed species.
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Cana-Do-Brejo (Costus spiralis)Observador
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This is known in Colombia as Costus spiralis but the involcrum of leaves at the base of the inflorescence indicates that it may be closer to Costus weberbaueri which is nearly identical except for having green bracts.
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Costus comosusObservador
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The rare yellow bract form of Costus comosus known only from this region.
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Costus comosusObservador
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This rare yellow bract form of Costus comosus is only known from this region in Meta, Colombia. Its size, indumenta and other characters is nearly identical to the form found farther north in Santa Maria de Boyacá.
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This observation found east of the mountains in Meta, Colombia appears to be the Costus macrostrobilus form that is currently a variety of Costus guanaiensis. We did not see any other populations of this species in the region.
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Costus whiskeycolaObservador
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This is believed to be a form of a new species that is proposed to be published as Costus whiskeycola - a species first collected by Tim Plowman in southern Colombia, known as Costus "El Whiskey". The form here is identical in every respect to the Plowman type form except that the bracts are not appendaged. It was found to be the dominant Costus species in the undisturbed primary forest areas toward the southern part of the Santa Cruz Reserve.
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Costus erythrocoryneObservador
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Very common in the Iquitos region.
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Currently a subsp. of D. strobilaceus, this will become a separate species. It is quite common in this region. Distinguishable from other Dimerocostus by the persistent bract appendages and by the very long filaform extension at the leaf acumen.
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Costus asplundiiObservador
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Costus asplundii fairly common here in disturbed areas, similar in form to the type, only one plant seen in flower.
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Canas-Do-Brejo (Género Costus)Observador
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Not seen in flower here, this appears to be similar to a 1999 collection from the same area of Madre Selva that was cultivated at Fairchild Gardens (992157), thought to be a form of Costus krukovii. The last 3 photos are of the cultivated plant at Fairchild.
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This species is common in the Iquitos region is currently a subsp. of D. strobilaceus, proposed to be a separate species D. appendiculatus. It has an unusual long filaform leaf acumen, not seen in any other species in Costaceae, measured up to 70 mm long.
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Costus whiskeycolaObservador
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This appears to be a form of the Costus "El Whiskey" proposed as sp. nov. C. whiskeycola. The upper side of the leaves was silvery colored and the plants were not seen in flower.
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Costus amazonicusObservador
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Not found in flower. Distinguished from subsp. krukovii by the fibrous margins of the bracts and the sheath not inflated.
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Costus lasiusObservador
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Identified by color of bracts and dense brown hairs.
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Cana-Do-Brejo (Costus spiralis)Observador
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This large patch seen along the road to Nauta at Reserva Allpahuayo Mishana. This is not common in the Iquitos area and is distinguished from Costus scaber by the flower which is adaxially oriented with respect to the bracts.