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Paracostus

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

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Paracostus
Paracostus englerianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
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.23

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

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
  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.