Stung me on the shoulder while deep in Garganta del dino cave. found scorpion still on my shirt when i got out to the entrance 15 minutes later. Reaction not too bad. hurt stronger than any wasp, felt like a vaccine afterward, pain into the evening. Not very much swelling, pain in the armpit down into my tricep, up my neck and bicep a little. later on felt a little numb and dull pain. but energizing zinger at first!
third foto 6/25/23
fourth foto 6/26/23
5th foto 6/27/23
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10th foto 7/31/23
11th foto 12/5/23
Last 2 fotos 2/4/24
This is an undescribed new species that we are planning to publish as Costus convexus. It is quite common in this area and I have seen in all across the eastern flanks of the mountains from Putumayo, Colombia to Zamora-Chinchipe in Ecuador. It is a huge plant, with large leaves and inflorescence, sometimes growing to 5 meters tall. The young shoots and leaves usually have a white powdery (glaucous) coating. The upper leaves tend to wrap around and hide the inflorescence. It will be named for the convex shape of the bracts.