Biology:Paracostus

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

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]

  • 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. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q3363216 entry