Costaceae
This list of genera was made in October 2025 according to World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Chen et al. 2022, and Specht & Stevenson (2006). This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.
| All genera (accepted genera in bold) |
|---|
| Chamaecostus C.D.Specht & D.W.Stev. (prev. under Costus L.) |
| Costus L. |
| Dimerocostus Kuntze |
| Hellenia Retz. (prev. under Costus L.) |
| Monocostus K.Schum. |
| Paracostus C.D.Specht (prev. under Costus L.) |
| Tapeinochilos Miq. |
References
- Chen, J., Zeng, S., Zeng, L., Nguyen, K.S., Yan, J., Liu, H., Xia, N. (2022). Parahellenia, a new genus segregated from Hellenia (Costaceae) based on phylogenetic and morphological evidence. Plant diversity, 44, 4, 389-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pld.2022.02.001
- Specht, C.D., Stevenson, D.W. (2006). A new phylogeny-based generic classification of Costaceae (Zingiberales). Taxon, 55, 153-163. https://doi.org/10.2307/25065537
- Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].
Foto: Costus L. © Suvrat Kotagal