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Costus spiralis

Synonyms: Alpinia spiralis (homotypic); Amomum spirale (homotypic); Gissanthe spiralis (homotypic)

Infraspecies

Costus spiralis var. spiralis
Costus spiralis var. villosus

Attributes

Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Structure [1]  Herb

Predators

Phaethornis eurynome (Scale-throated Hermit)[2]
Ramphodon naevius (Saw-billed Hermit)[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 2The Saw-billed Hermit Ramphodon naevius and its Flowers in Southeastern Brazil, Ivan Sazima, Silvana Buzato and Marlies Sazima, Brazil. J. Orn. 136: 195-206
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0