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

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