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Costaceae
Sign in to saveCostaceae, known as the Costus family or spiral gingers, is a family of pantropical monocots. It belongs to the order Zingiberales, which contains horticulturally and economically important plants such as the banana (Musaceae), bird-of-paradise (Strelitziaceae), and edible ginger (Zingiberaceae). The seven genera in Costaceae together contain about 143 known species (1 in Monocostus, 2 in Dimerocostus, 16 in Tapeinochilos, 2 in Paracostus, 8 in Chamaecostus, c. 5 in Hellenia, and c. 80 in Costus). They are native to tropical climates of Asia, Africa, Central America, and South America. Several
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Costaceae is a family of plants within the kingdom Plantae. It is classified under the phylum Tracheophyta, class Liliopsida, and order Zingiberales.
The family has 51,887 recorded occurrences. Additional records are held by institutions including NY, ASU, BRIT, US, and INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA). These records document specimens from Brazil, Ecuador, the Philippines, Guyana, and Brasil. The family is referenced by 485 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderZingiberales
- FamilyCostaceae
General: Notes on delimitation: Costaceae were formerly treated Appearance: Key differences from similar families: Costaceae have
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
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- 17
- Family
- Costaceae
- Collections
- NY, ASU, BRIT, US, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), UESC
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Ecuador, Philippines, Guyana, Brasil, Sri Lanka, Costa Rica
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- Costus deistellii1.jpg
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- berry
- taxon common name
- 闭鞘姜科
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Costaceae, known as the Costus family or spiral gingers, is a family of pantropical monocots. It belongs to the order Zingiberales, which contains horticulturally and economically important plants such as the banana (Musaceae), bird-of-paradise (Strelitziaceae), and edible ginger (Zingiberaceae). The seven genera in Costaceae together contain about 143 known species (1 in Monocostus, 2 in Dimerocostus, 16 in Tapeinochilos, 2 in Paracostus, 8 in Chamaecostus, c. 5 in Hellenia, and c. 80 in Costus). They are native to tropical climates of Asia, Africa, Central America, and South America. Several species are frequently found in cultivation.
== Description == The simple leaves are entire and spirally arranged, with those toward the base of the stem usually bladeless. Leaf bases have a closed sheath with a ligule, or projection at the top of the sheath.
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