Costus

From Latin costus, from Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos), from Sanskrit कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha).

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Costaceae – spiral gingers, of the tropics and subtropics worldwide.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Zingiberales - order; Costaceae - family

• (genus): Costus arabicus - type species; for other species see References.

• Chamaecostus
• Cheilocostus
• Dimerocostus
• Monocostus
• Paracostus

• Costus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Costus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Costus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Costus at USDA Plants database
• Costus at Tropicos
• Costus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Costus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Costus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Costus at The Plant List