Dimerocostus · Kew POWO · Kew Plants of the World Online
Dimerocostus
Sign in to saveDimerocostus is a group of flowering plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 1891. It is native to Central and South America.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderZingiberales
- FamilyCostaceae
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Dimerocostus strobilaceus (20553041886).jpg
Show 4 more facts
- taxon name
- Dimerocostus
- Commons category
- Dimerocostus
- taxon common name
- 丽唇姜属
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Article
1 sectionsContents
- References
Dimerocostus is a group of flowering plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 1891. It is native to Central and South America.
Dimerocostus can be can be distinguished from Costus, Monocostus, and Chamaecostus by its two chambered ovary (rather than three chambered). Species Dimerocostus argenteus (Ruiz & Pav.) Maas - Peru, Bolivia Dimerocostus cryptocalyx N.R.Salinas & Betancur - Colombia Dimerocostus strobilaceus Kuntze - Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela (including Venezuelan Antilles), Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia