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Chamaecostus
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Chamaecostus

Chamaecostus is a group of plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 2006. It is endemic to South America.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Chamaecostus cuspidatus

speciesChamaecostus cuspidatus

Chamaecostus congestiflorus

speciesChamaecostus congestiflorus

Chamaecostus lanceolatus

speciesChamaecostus lanceolatus

Chamaecostus acaulis

speciesChamaecostus acaulis

Chamaecostus subsessilis

speciesChamaecostus subsessilis

Chamaecostus curcumoides

speciesChamaecostus curcumoides

Chamaecostus fusiformis

speciesChamaecostus fusiformis

Chamaecostus fragilis

speciesChamaecostus fragilis

Chamaecostus manausensis

speciesChamaecostus manausensis

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Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 340770.