iNaturalist Plant Observations - Panama (iNaturalist:Plants-Panama)
Costus curvibracteatus Maas
Costaceae
selvadero
2008-11-09
Panama, Ngöbe Buglé, Kankintú, Willie Mazu lodge area, Bürí, Panama
8.7935 -82.1927
This basal flowering form of Costus curvibracteatus was found growing in wet areas around the lodge that was at Willie Mazu. The area was nearly wiped out by torrential rains just a few weeks after these photos were taken. It is not certain whether these plants were brought in from elsewhere and naturalized here or it they naturally developed here. This form has not been found anywhere else in the La Fortuna area. NOTE: This is newly descrbed as Costus sp. nov. callosus.