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    Chamaecostus cuspidatus, common name fiery costus or spiral flag, is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Costaceae native to eastern Brazil (States...
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    French Guiana Chamaecostus curcumoides - French Guiana Chamaecostus cuspidatus - E Brazil Chamaecostus fragilis - Colombia, N Brazil Chamaecostus fusiformis...
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    Monocostus, 2 in Dimerocostus, 16 in Tapeinochilos, 2 in Paracostus, c. 8 in Chamaecostus, c. 5 in Hellenia, and c. 80 in Costus). They are native to tropical...
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    Such genera include Alpinia, Amomum, Caulokaempferia, Cheilocostus, Chamaecostus, Dimerocostus, Hellenia, Paracostus, Renealmia, Tapeinochilos, etc.[failed...
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    Dimerocostus can be can be distinguished from Costus, Monocostus, and Chamaecostus by its two chambered ovary (rather than three chambered). Species Dimerocostus...
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    2006. A new phylogeny-based generic classification of Costaceae (Zingiberales). Taxon 55(1): 153–163 Tropicos, Chamaecostus C.D. Specht & D.W. Stev....
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  • canopy. More than 130 plant species have identified including the rare Chamaecostus curcumoides, and Pitcairnia sastrei. As of 2014, around twenty plant...
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