⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-452772, with some changes.

Costus glabratus var. niveopurpureus (Jacq.) Petersen is a synonym of Costus arabicus L.

This name is a synonym of Costus arabicus L..

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as a synonym (record 452772) with original publication details: Fl. Bras. 3(3): 53 1890.