Costus lucanusianus - Unknown
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Costus lucanusianus - Unknown
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Author: Public Domain - WikiMedia

Costus lucanusianus - Unknown
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Author: Public Domain - WikiMedia

Costus lucanusianus - Unknown
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Author: Public Domain - WikiMedia

Costus lucanusianus - Unknown
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Author: Public Domain - WikiMedia

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Internal ID UUID643ff4746c72c467641655
Scientific name Costus lucanusianus
Authority J.Braun & K.Schum.
First published in Ber. Deutsch. Schutzgeb. 2: 151 (1889)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Costus dussii K.Schum. Pflanzenr. , IV, 46: 402 (1904)
Costus lucanusianus var. major K.Schum. Pflanzenr. IV, 46: 392. 1904

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Language Common/alternative name
Chinese 美国闭鞘姜
Chinese 非洲彩旗闭鞘姜

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Ethiopia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Burkina
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Ivory Coast
      • Liberia
      • Nigeria
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Cabinda
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Equatorial Guinea
      • Gabon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000363176
Tropicos 34500397
INPN 629432
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:796326-1
The Plant List kew-234687
Open Tree Of Life 275392
Observations.org 314605
NCBI Taxonomy 105264
IPNI 796326-1
iNaturalist 345580
GBIF 2756814
EOL 1122483
Elurikkus 296872

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Plants Used in Nonconventional Medicine in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Chiribagula Valentin B, Ndjolo Philippe O, Mboni Henry M, Mushagalusa Kasali F Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 20-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10533323
doi:10.1155/2023/4621883
PMID:37771953
Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants Used in Democratic Republic of Congo: A Critical Review of Ethnopharmacology and Bioactivity Data Kasali FM, Kadima JN, Peter EL, Mtewa AG, Ajayi CO, Tusiimire J, Tolo CU, Ogwang PE, Weisheit A, Agaba AG Front Pharmacol 27-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8579071
doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.757090
PMID:34776975
Spiraling into History: A Molecular Phylogeny and Investigation of Biogeographic Origins and Floral Evolution for the Genus Costus Salzman S, Driscoll HE, Renner T, André T, Shen S, Specht CD 12-Feb-2015
PMCID:PMC4486287
doi:10.1600/036364415X686404
PMID:26146450
Effect of aqueous leaves extract of Costus afer Ker Gawl (Zingiberaceae) on the liver and kidney of male albino Wistar rat Ezejiofor AN, Orish CN, Orisakwe OE Anc Sci Life 01-Jul-2013
PMCID:PMC4140021
doi:10.4103/0257-7941.134554
PMID:25161323
Costus loangensis, an exciting new species from Gabon, Africa de Kamer HM, Maas PJ, Specht CD PhytoKeys 19-Nov-2012
PMCID:PMC3666603
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.18.3713
PMID:23730190
Preliminary Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Three Medicinal Plants Used in Nigeria Baba H, Onanuga A Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med 01-Jun-2011
PMCID:PMC3218452
doi:10.4314/ajtcam.v8i4.7
PMID:22654215
Bilirubin present in diverse angiosperms Pirone C, Johnson JV, Quirke JM, Priestap HA, Lee D AoB Plants 28-Oct-2010
PMCID:PMC3000704
doi:10.1093/aobpla/plq020
PMID:22476078
Biological screening of natural products and drug innovation in China Wang MW, Hao X, Chen K Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 22-Feb-2007
PMCID:PMC2435573
doi:10.1098/rstb.2007.2036
PMID:17317643

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