Paracostus

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

Paracostus
Paracostus englerianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Costaceae
Genus: Paracostus
C.D.Specht

Species[2]

  • Paracostus englerianus (K.Schum.) C.D.Specht - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo Republic, Gabon, Islands of the Gulf of Guinea
  • Paracostus paradoxus (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. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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