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Paracostus
Sign in to saveParacostus 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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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderZingiberales
- FamilyCostaceae
Native toBenin, Borneo, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria
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- Paracostus englerianus (Costus englerianus) - Flora park - Cologne, Germany - DSC00689.jpg
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- 独叶姜属
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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.
==Species== 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
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