Costaceae
Family in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
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Distribution
© 2010 Moorea Biocode (licence)Costaceae
Costaceae, or the Costus family, is a family of pantropical monocots. It belongs to the order Zingiberales, which contains horticulturally and economically important plants such as the banana (Musaceae), bird-of-paradise (Strelitziaceae), and edible ginger (Zingiberaceae). The seven genera in Costaceae together contain about 143 known species (1 in Monocostus, 2 in Dimerocostus, 16 in Tapeinochilo... © Wikipedia authors and editors (licence)
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- Genera
- Taxonomic Completion
14.29%
1 of 7 accepted Genera- Global Pollen Project UUID
- 80133a2b-a5c7-4476-b165-8cd443da72d5
- Botanical Reference
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