Chamaecostus

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

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
  1. Chamaecostus congestiflorus - Venezuela, N Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
  2. Chamaecostus curcumoides - French Guiana
  3. Chamaecostus cuspidatus - E Brazil
  4. Chamaecostus fragilis - Colombia, N Brazil
  5. Chamaecostus fusiformis - Pará
  6. Chamaecostus lanceolatus - Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
  7. Chamaecostus subsessilis - Brazil, Bolivia

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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