Costus loangensis, an exciting new species from Gabon, Africa

Abstract. A new species of spiral ginger (Costus: Costaceae) from Gabon, Africa is described. Costus loangensis H. Maas & Maas is found in the coastal region on white sand soils under a tropical rain forest canopy. It is morphologically distinct from all other African species of Costus but shows...

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Autores principales: de Kamer, Hiltje Maas-van, Maas, Paul J. M., Specht, Chelsea D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3666603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23730190
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.18.3713