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ACCESSIONPLANT NAMETAXONOMYORIGINGENEBANKIMAGEAVAILABILITYRECEIVEDSOURCE TYPESOURCE DATECOLLECTION SITECOORDINATESELEVATIONHABITATIMPROVEMENT LEVELNARRATIVE
0PI 349284489Costus sp.Maryland, United States Historic1970DONATED03/01/19701260635PI 349284
1PI 378565Costus sp.Florida, United States Historic1969DONATED19691283579PI 378565
2PI 261076Costus sp.Maryland, United States Historic1959DONATED11/02/19591563818PI 261076
3PI 260837Costus arabicus L. Maryland, United States Historic1959DONATED10/20/19591563485PI 260837
4PI 186433Costus sp. Cameroon Historic1950COLLECTED1667428PI 186433
5PI 142556No. 1065Costus sp.Meta, Colombia Historic1941COLLECTED08/02/1941illavicencio1867932PI 142556
6PI 134987No. 70Costus sp.Luzon, Philippines Historic1940COLLECTED10/20/1939Mount Makiling National Park, Laguna1852240PI 134987
7PI 98986No. 2958Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw. Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago Historic1932COLLECTED02/20/19321786068PI 98986
8PI 97843No. 2925Costus sp.Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago Historic1932COLLECTED02/16/1932Arena Forest1784451PI 97843
9PI 67549No. 429Costus rumphianus Valeton ex K. Heyne Sumatera, Indonesia Historic1926COLLECTED02/22/1926Sibolangit Botanic Garden1720004PI 67549
10PI 21472Costus sp.Puerto Rico, United States Historic1907COLLECTED1533264PI 21472
11NA 87454NA 87454Costus sp.NANot Available2023Cultivated materialFull name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Costus sp. Obtained by USNA staff visiting the Smithsonian Institution greenhouses (courtesy of Carl Johnson, SI greenhouse manager).2158143NA 87454
12MIA 29183Costus sp. Historic1982DONATED09/1982COLL. IN BLACK CREEK, BELIZE. YELLOW FLOWERS 1097634MIA 29183
13MIA 25320Costus guanaiensis Rusby var. macrostrobilus (K. Schum.) Maas Florida, United States Historic1978COLLECTED1091275MIA 25320
14MIA 24669Costus malortieanus H. Wendl. Florida, United States Historic1977COLLECTED1090473MIA 24669
15TARS 6428Costus malortieanus H. Wendl. New York, United StatesMAYNot Available1940DONATED04/20/19401036635TARS 6428
16TARS 68Cana amarga, Gengibre cimarron ( P.R.)Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw. MAYFLOWERNot Available19391002052TARS 68