Paracostus

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Paracostus
Paracostus englerianus (Costus englerianus) - Flora park - Cologne, Germany - DSC00689.jpg
Paracostus englerianus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Costaceae
Genus: Paracostus
C.D.Specht

Paracostus is a group of plants in the family Costaceae described as a genus in 2006.[1] It is native to Borneo and to tropical Africa.[2][3]

Species[]

[2]

  • (K.Schum.) C.D.Specht - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo Republic, Gabon, Islands of the Gulf of Guinea
  • (K.Schum.) C.D.Specht - Borneo

References[]

  1. ^ Specht, C. D. & D. W. Stevenson. 2006. A new phylogeny-based generic classification of Costaceae (Zingiberales). Taxon 55(1): 153–163
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Nabilah Syakirah, Binti Mohd Ali (2017). "Systematic study of the genus Paracostus C. D. Specht (Costaceae) from Northern West of Sarawak: Leaf Morphological and Anatomical Aspects". Final year project report.
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