Cheilocostus

Cheilocostus^[1][2] is a genus of flowering plant in the family Costaceae, with the type species C. speciosus. Databases are currently (September 2020) inconsistent, with some botanists preferring to place the five species in the genus Hellenia.^[3]

Cheilocostus
Cheilocostus speciosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Costaceae
Genus:	Cheilocostus C.D.Specht, 2006
Species
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Species

The Plant List lists five accepted species:^[4]

• Cheilocostus borneensis A.D.Poulsen
• Cheilocostus globosus (Blume) C.D.Specht
• Cheilocostus lacerus (Gagnep.) C.D.Specht
• Cheilocostus sopuensis (Maas & H.Maas) C.D.Specht
• Cheilocostus speciosus (J.Koenig) C.D.Specht