Paracostus

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Kingdom Plantae Rank Genus		Family Costaceae Order Zingiberales

Similar Chamaecostus, Dimerocostus, Tapeinochilos, Monocostus, Zingiberales

Paracostus is a group of plants in the 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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