Costus vinosus
CRCritically Endangered

Costus vinosus

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

Decreasing

Population trend

1

Countries

Photo: (c) ramon_d, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by ramon_d

01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

PLANTAE

Phylum

TRACHEOPHYTA

Class

LILIOPSIDA

Order

ZINGIBERALES

Family

COSTACEAE

Genus

Costus

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

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

ForestMajorRocky areasMajorWetlands (inland) - Permanent rivers/streamsMajor
04Threats

Threats

!

IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

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

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

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

Found in 1 Country

Community

Community Sightings

Report a sighting

No community sightings yet. Be the first to report!

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 vinosus (Costus vinosus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/costus-vinosus-2756855

Full citation guide & data usage terms