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Monocostus

Monocostus is a group of plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 1904. There is only one known species, Monocostus uniflorus, endemic to Peru.

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Monocostus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Costaceae
Genus: Monocostus
K.Schum.
Species:
M. uniflorus
Binomial name
Monocostus uniflorus
(Poepp. ex Petersen) Maas
Synonyms1
  • Costus uniflorus Poepp. ex Petersen
  • Dimerocostus uniflorus (Poepp. ex Petersen) K.Schum.
  • Monocostus ulei K.Schum.

Monocostus is a group of plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 1904.2345 There is only one known species, Monocostus uniflorus, endemic to Peru.1

References

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Schumann, Karl Moritz. 1904. Das Pflanzenreich IV. 46(Heft 20): 427
  3. Tropicos, Monocostus K. Schum.
  4. Specht, C. D. & D. W. Stevenson. 2006. A new phylogeny-based generic classification of Costaceae (Zingiberales). Taxon 55(1): 153–163
  5. Tropicos, Chamaecostus C.D. Specht & D.W. Stev.