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Dimerocostus
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Dimerocostus

Dimerocostus is a group of flowering plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 1891. It is native to Central and South America.

Dimerocostus can be can be distinguished from Costus, Monocostus, and Chamaecostus by its two chambered ovary (rather than three chambered).

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Dimerocostus strobilaceus

speciesDimerocostus strobilaceus

Dimerocostus argenteus

speciesDimerocostus argenteus

Dimerocostus cryptocalyx

speciesDimerocostus cryptocalyx

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 346193.