Chamaecostus

Chamaecostus is a group of flowering plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 2006.^[1][2] It is endemic to South America.^[3]

Species

• 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

Chamaecostus
Chamaecostus cuspidatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Costaceae
Genus:	Chamaecostus C.D.Specht & D.W.Stev.