iNaturalist Plant Observations - Costa Rica (iNaturalist:Plants-Costa Rica)
Costus guanaiensis Rusby
Costaceae
selvadero
2006-05-04
Costa Rica, Cartago, Paraíso, Sendero Oropendola, PN Tapantí, Cartago Province, Costa Rica
9.7495 -83.7819
This form of C. guanaiensis is very common in this trail area leading down to the river. It has thick brown hairs and an inflorescence with tightly closed bract appendages. Similar plants have been collected in the surrounding mountains in Cartago, Costa Rica, and it is probably an undescribed species.