Paracostus
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| Paracostus englerianus | |
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| Genus: | Paracostus C.D.Specht
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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]
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
- ^ Specht, C. D. & D. W. Stevenson. 2006. A new phylogeny-based generic classification of Costaceae (Zingiberales). Taxon 55(1): 153–163
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families