Chamaecostus is a group of flowering plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 2006.Specht, C. D. & D. W. Stevenson. 2006. A new phylogeny-based generic classification of Costaceae (Zingiberales). Taxon 55(1): 153–163Tropicos, Chamaecostus C.D. Specht & D.W. Stev. It is endemic to South America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Species Chamaecostus congestiflorus - Venezuela, N Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana Chamaecostus curcumoides - French Guiana Chamaecostus cuspidatus - E Brazil Chamaecostus fragilis - Colombia, N Brazil Chamaecostus fusiformis - Pará Chamaecostus lanceolatus - Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana Chamaecostus subsessilis - Brazil, Bolivia
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