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Tapeinochilos
Sign in to saveTapeinochilos is a group of plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 1869. It is native to Queensland, Papuasia, and the Indonesian Province of Maluku. Centered in Papua New Guinea, only three of the approximately 16 species occur outside of the country.
Species
Indonesian wax ginger
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderZingiberales
- FamilyCostaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 69
- With media
- 55
- Family
- Costaceae
- Collections
- US, A, NY, BRIT, GH, BPBM
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, United States, Indonesia, Solomon Islands
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- taxon name
- Tapeinochilos
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Tapeinochilos
- Commons category
- Tapeinochilos
- taxon common name
- 小唇姜属
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Tapeinochilos is a group of plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 1869. It is native to Queensland, Papuasia, and the Indonesian Province of Maluku. Centered in Papua New Guinea, only three of the approximately 16 species occur outside of the country.
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