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Costus spiralis (Jacq.) Roscoe

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Costus spiralis is a species of herb in the family Costaceae. They are native to Amapá, Amazônia, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Espirito Santo, RondôNia, Rio Grande Do Sul, Mata Atlântica, Tocantins, Distrito Federal, Pantanal, Pará, Ceará, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Caatinga, Paraná, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Rio Grande Do Norte, GoiáS, Maranhao, Santa Catarina, Sergipe, Mato Grosso, Rio De Janeiro, Cerrado, SãO Paulo, Roraima, and Piauí. Flowers are visited by Green Hermit, Saw-billed Hermit, Straight-billed Hermit, and Long-tailed Hermit.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3407762

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2841453

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3392268

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3408096

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463930

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3924825

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451133

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q477047

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3474575

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463504

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q157603
Definition: tropical wetland mostly within Brazil, and portions in Bolivia and Paraguay

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3393129

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3402362

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457415

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q375816

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3455077

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457153

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3471168

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3390290

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3462372

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3395443

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3450387

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3447799

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457419

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451189

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q278512
Definition: tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3448433

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3662560

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3392213

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EOL has data for 12 attributes, including:

is eaten by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002471
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Attila rufus (Vieillot 1819) (Gray-hooded Attila)
host of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002453
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Acanthostigmella thaxteri Linder 1929
cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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ecoregion
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q295469
- Definition: ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a biogeographic realm
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Restinga
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3305106
- Definition: Atlantic Coast Restingas, ecoregion. Vegetation complex ocurring in the seaside lowlands of Brazil, establishing over sea deposits of sandy sediment. It comprises open or scrubby profiles nearer the beaches, while inland it is forms tall forests.
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Peru
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3932488
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/tropical_and_subtropical_moist_broadleaf_forests
- Attribution: https://www.worldwildlife.org/biomes/tropical-and-subtropical-moist-broadleaf-forests
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has pathogen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002557
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Costus stripe mosaic virus
native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Alagoas
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3408096
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plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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herb
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
- Definition: whole plant herbaceous
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produces
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0003000
- Definition: This organism produces this material or substance, either during its life or after death. A produces B if some process that occurs in A has output B.
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oxygen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_15379
- Definition: molecular oxygen, O2
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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NHMUK

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Costus spiralis (Jacq.) Roscoe. View this species on GBIF

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Costus spiralis includes 2 children: