Chamaecostus
Chamaecostus | |
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Chamaecostus cuspidatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | 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
- - Venezuela, N Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
- - French Guiana
- Chamaecostus cuspidatus - E Brazil
- - Colombia, N Brazil
- - Pará
- - Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
- - Brazil, Bolivia
References[]
- ^ Specht, C. D. & D. W. Stevenson. 2006. A new phylogeny-based generic classification of Costaceae (Zingiberales). Taxon 55(1): 153–163
- ^ Tropicos, Chamaecostus C.D. Specht & D.W. Stev.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Categories:
- Costaceae
- Zingiberales genera