Costus spicatus

Summary

Costus spicatus is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month, #1,579 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Costus spicatus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Costus spicatus is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Costus spicatus belongs to the parent taxon Costus^[5].
• Costus spicatus's scientific name is Costus spicatus^[6].
• Costus spicatus's Commons category is recorded as Costus spicatus^[7].
• Costus spicatus's described by source is recorded as Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands^[8].
• Costus spicatus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=426906^[9].
• Costus spicatus's short name is recorded as C. spicatus^[10].
• Costus spicatus is commonly known as spiked spiralflag^[11].
• Costus spicatus is commonly known as 穗花闭鞘姜^[12].
• Costus spicatus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology^[13].

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Classification

Costus spicatus's scientific name is Costus spicatus^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Costus^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include spiked spiralflag^[11] and 穗花闭鞘姜^[12].

Identifiers

Costus spicatus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 276567^[14]. Costus spicatus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 328782^[15]. Costus spicatus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1122452^[16]. Costus spicatus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2756925^[17]. Costus spicatus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 501647^[18].

Why It Matters

Costus spicatus ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month, #1,579 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]