Paracostus

Paracostus englerianus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Costaceae
Genus: Paracostus
Species: P. englerianus – P. paradoxus

Name

Paracostus C.D.Specht, (2006)

• Type species: Paracostus englerianus (K.Schum.) C.D.Specht (2006)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Asia-Tropical Malesia Borneo. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Specht, C.D. & Stevenson, D.W. 2006. A new phylogeny‐based generic classification of Costaceae (Zingiberales). Taxon 55(1): 153-163. DOI: 10.2307/25065537 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Paracostus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Paracostus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Paracostus. Published online. Accessed: November 21 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Paracostus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 November 2019.

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