Chamaecostus

Chamaecostus is a group of flowering plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 2006. It is endemic to South America.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Chamaecostus is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to South America, plant and Wikidata.

It is catalogued under topics including Costaceae and Zingiberales genera.

Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderZingiberales
FamilyCostaceae

Native toBolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Observations recorded2,346

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 20
With media: 3
Family: Costaceae
Collections: US, UNEMAT, NY, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), UNB, UFJ
Recorded in: Brazil, Brasil

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Costaceae
Image: Costus pictus 01.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Chamaecostus
Commons category: Chamaecostus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=28763
topic's main category: Category:Chamaecostus
taxon common name: 喇叭姜属

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Chamaecostus is a group of flowering plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 2006. It is endemic to South America. Species Chamaecostus congestiflorus - Venezuela, N Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana Chamaecostus curcumoides - French Guiana Chamaecostus cuspidatus - E Brazil Chamaecostus fragilis - Colombia, N Brazil Chamaecostus fusiformis - Pará Chamaecostus lanceolatus - Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana Chamaecostus subsessilis - Brazil, Bolivia

==References==

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