Chamaecostus

Chamaecostus is a group of plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 2006.[1][2] It is endemic to South America.[3]

Species
  • Chamaecostus congestiflorus - Venezuela, N Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
  • Chamaecostus curcumoides - French Guiana
  • Chamaecostus cuspidatus - E Brazil
  • Chamaecostus fragilis - Colombia, N Brazil
  • Chamaecostus fusiformis - Pará
  • Chamaecostus lanceolatus - Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
  • Chamaecostus subsessilis - Brazil, Bolivia

Chamaecostus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Costaceae
Genus: Chamaecostus
C.D.Specht & D.W.Stev.

References

  1. Specht, C. D. & D. W. Stevenson. 2006. A new phylogeny-based generic classification of Costaceae (Zingiberales). Taxon 55(1): 153–163
  2. Tropicos, Chamaecostus C.D. Specht & D.W. Stev.
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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