⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-234781, and has not been changed.

Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw. is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Costus (family Costaceae).

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as an accepted name (record 234781) with original publication details: Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 11 1788.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329964-2.

Synonyms:

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Alpinia spicata Jacq.	Synonym		WCSP
Amomum petiolatum Lam.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus conicus Stokes [Illegitimate]	Synonym		WCSP
Costus cylindricus Jacq.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus micranthus Gagnep.	Synonym		WCSP
Costus quartus Roem. & Schult. [Invalid]	Synonym		WCSP