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Similar Paracostus, Dimerocostus, Costaceae, Tapeinochilos, Monocostus | ||
Chamaecostus is a group of plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 2006. It is endemic to South America.
- 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
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References
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