Monocostus Explained

Monocostus is a group of plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 1904.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} There is only one known species, Monocostus uniflorus, endemic to Peru.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Schumann, Karl Moritz. 1904. Das Pflanzenreich IV. 46(Heft 20): 427
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40021972 Tropicos, Monocostus K. Schum.
3. Specht, C. D. & D. W. Stevenson. 2006. A new phylogeny-based generic classification of Costaceae (Zingiberales). Taxon 55(1): 153–163
4. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50294801 Tropicos, Chamaecostus C.D. Specht & D.W. Stev.
5. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=254575 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families