Chamaecostus Explained
Chamaecostus is a group of flowering 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
Notes and References
- Specht, C. D. & D. W. Stevenson. 2006. A new phylogeny-based generic classification of Costaceae (Zingiberales). Taxon 55(1): 153–163
- http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50294801 Tropicos, Chamaecostus C.D. Specht & D.W. Stev.
- http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=343819 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families