iNaturalist Plant Observations - Costa Rica (iNaturalist:Plants-Costa Rica)
Costus curvibracteatus Maas
Costaceae
selvadero
2006-08-26
Costa Rica, Alajuela, San Ramón, Pocosol, Alajuela Province, San Ramón, Costa Rica
10.353 -84.668
This form of Costus curvibracteatus is very different from the type found in the Talamanca mountains to the south. It has nearly solid red bracts (not yellow at the apex), is a much shorter plant (about 1 meter) and has larger yellow flowers.