Costaceae Nakai
Costus speciosus (J.Koenig) Sm. , legitimate, scientific
Smith, J.E. (1791), An account of several plants presented to the Linnean Society, at different times, by Mr. John Fairbairn and Mr. Thomas Hoy, Fellows of the Linnean Society. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 1: 249 BHL [comb. nov.]
basionym: Banksea speciosa J.Koenig legitimate
Maas, P.J.M. (1979), Notes on Asiatic and Australian Costoideae (Zingiberaceae). Blumea 25(2): 546 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Costus potierae F.Muell. legitimate
Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2: 90 [secondary reference]
Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 303 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Costus potierae F.Muell. legitimate by Maas, P.J.M. (1979), Notes on Asiatic and Australian Costoideae (Zingiberaceae). Blumea 25(2): 546
Dutta, S.R. (30 June 2013), Comment on the identity of Hellenia speciosa (J. Koenig ex Smith) S. Dutta & Hellenia speciosa (J. Koenig ex Smith) S. Dutta var dilnavazii (M.R. Almeida & S.M. Almeida) S. Dutta. Pleione 7(1): 228 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Cheilocostus potierae (F.Muell.) M.G.Harr. & Zich legitimate by Maas, P.J.M. (1979), Notes on Asiatic and Australian Costoideae (Zingiberaceae). Blumea 25(2): 546
Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (August 2018), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2017 to 2018. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2018: 8 [secondary reference]
Brown, G.K. (December 2021), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2020 to 2021. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2021: 9 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta legitimate