Monocostus

Monocostus is a group of plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 1904.^[2][3][4][5] There is only one known species, Monocostus uniflorus, endemic to Peru.^[1]

Monocostus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Costaceae
Genus:	Monocostus K.Schum.
Species:	M. uniflorus
Binomial name
Monocostus uniflorus (Poepp. ex Petersen) Maas
Synonyms[1]
Costus uniflorus Poepp. ex Petersen Dimerocostus uniflorus (Poepp. ex Petersen) K.Schum. Monocostus ulei K.Schum.