Costaceae
| Costaceae | |
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| Tapeinochilos ananassae of the family Costaceae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Costaceae Nakai[1] |
| Genera | |
Costaceae, known as the Costus family or spiral gingers, is a
native to tropical climates of Asia, Africa, Central America, and South America. Several species are frequently found in cultivation.[citation needed
]
Description
The
sheath with a ligule
, or projection at the top of the sheath.
Costaceae is different from the other families of Zingiberales in that its species have 5
spike that ranges from elongate to nearly capitate. Each flower is subtended by a large bract. The fruit is a berry or capsule. The rhizome is fleshy with tuberous
roots.
Taxonomy
| Cladogram: Phylogeny of Zingiberales[4]
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Phylogenetic tree of the family.[citation needed]
Gallery
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Tapeinochilos ananassae (wax ginger) -
Cheilocostus speciosus (crêpe ginger) -
Spirally arranged leaves of wild Cheilocostus speciosus
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References
- hdl:10654/18083.
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- ^ Chelsea D. Specht & Dennis Wm. Stevenson. 2006. "A new phylogeny-based generic classification of Costaceae (Zingiberales)".Taxon 55(1):153-163. (See External links below).
- ^ Sass et al 2016.
Bibliography
- Sass, C; Iles, WJ; Barrett, CF; Smith, SY; Specht, CD (21 January 2016). "Revisiting the Zingiberales: using multiplexed exon capture to resolve ancient and recent phylogenetic splits in a charismatic plant lineage". PMID 26819846.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Costaceae.
Wikispecies has information related to Costaceae.
- Classification of Costaceae
- Hellenia, the correct name for Cheilocostus At volume 151 At Online Content At Phytotaxa
- Distribution Map And Genus list At Costaceae At Zingiberales At: Trees At: APweb At: botanical databases At: About Science & Conservation At: Missouri Botanical Garden
- Family Costaceae
 Families of Zingiberales | |
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| Banana-families |
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Zingiberineae (Ginger-families) |
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