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Costus laevis Ruiz & Pav. is an accepted name

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

The record derives from WCSP (data supplied on 2012-03-23 ) which reports it as an accepted name (record 234665) with original publication details: Fl. Peruv. 1: 3 1798.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: http://ipni.org/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:796315-1.

Synonyms:

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

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source	Date supplied
Costus cylindricus var. pulcherrimus (Kuntze) K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Costus giganteus Kuntze [Illegitimate]	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Costus kuntzei K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Costus maximus K.Schum. [Illegitimate]	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Costus pulcherrimus Kuntze	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Costus skutchii C.V.Morton	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Costus splendens Donn.Sm. & Türckh.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Costus weberbaueri Loes.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23

Earlier versions

This name was in version 1 of The Plant List, record kew-234665, and has not been changed.