Genus Cheilocostus C. D. Specht


Summary
Genus number:
28764
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Costaceae
Accession count:

5 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
proposed for conservation (nom. cons. prop.) against the homotypic synonyms (Madrid ICN Art. 14.4) Hellenia Retz., nom. rej. prop. & Tsiana J. F. Gmel., nom. rej. prop. under the assumption that the earlier synonym Banksea J. Koenig is an illegitimate later homonym of Banksia J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. and Banksia L. f.


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References:
  1. Leong-Škorničková, J. & O. Šída. 2016. (2482) Proposal to conserve the name Cheilocostus against Hellenia and Tsiana (Costaceae). Taxon 65:1426-1427.
  2. Specht, C. D. & D. W. Stevenson. 2006. A new phylogeny-based generic classsification of Costaceae (Zingiberales). Taxon 55:153-163.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=28764. Accessed 10 May 2026.