CRCritically Endangered

Costus barbatus

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Decreasing

Population trend

5

Countries

01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

PLANTAE

Phylum

TRACHEOPHYTA

Class

LILIOPSIDA

Order

ZINGIBERALES

Family

COSTACEAE

Genus

Costus

Costus barbatus belongs to the family COSTACEAE, order ZINGIBERALES, within the LILIOPSIDA class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Artificial - TerrestrialMajorForestMajor
04Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

Assessed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Other threat

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection
Species recovery
Species reintroduction
Ex-situ conservation
06Range

Found in 5 Countries

Community

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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Costus barbatus (Costus barbatus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/costus-barbatus-2756909

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