Category:Costus

**Costus**
	genus of plants
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Instance of	taxon;
Different from	Kostowiec;
Common name
	العربية: قسط; مصرى: قسط; azərbaycanca: Kostus; تۆرکجه: کوستوس; български: костус; فارسی: کوستوس; suomi: Isokostukset; עברית: קושט; hrvatski: Kar; 日本語: コストゥス; перем коми: Костус; коми: Костус; polski: Kostowiec; русский: Костус; svenska: Kostussläktet; ไทย: สกุลเอื้องหมายนา; 中文: 宝塔姜属, 闭鞘姜属, 西闭鞘姜属; 中文（中国大陆）: 宝塔姜属; 中文（简体）: 闭鞘姜属; 中文（繁體）: 閉鞘姜屬; 中文（香港）: 閉鞘姜屬; 中文（新加坡）: 闭鞘姜属; 中文（臺灣）: 閉鞘薑屬;
Taxonomy
Kingdom	Plantae
Subkingdom	Viridiplantae
Infrakingdom	Streptophyta
Superdivision	Embryophytes
Division	Tracheophytes
Subdivision	Spermatophytes
Order	Zingiberales
Family	Costaceae
Genus	Costus
Taxon author	Carl Linnaeus, 1753
Authority file
	Q133082; J9U ID: 987007567981105171; NCBI taxonomy ID: 4631; ITIS TSN: 42405; GBIF taxon ID: 2756771; Tropicos ID: 40015204; IPNI plant ID: 329965-2; GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=2992; Flora of North America taxon ID: 108165; Flora of China ID: 108165; USDA PLANTS ID: COSTU; African Plant Database ID: 189715; New Zealand Organisms Register ID: c71b8b8b-fb31-47ee-b568-09d13ed1adda; EPPO Code: 1CQTG; iNaturalist taxon ID: 132202; BOLD Systems taxon ID: 148693; Plants of the World Online ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329965-2; IRMNG ID: 1319287
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APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Cladus: commelinids • Ordo: Zingiberales • Familia: Costaceae • Genus: Costus L. (1753)

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Category:Costus' linked to current category]

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العربية: قسط
مصرى: قسط
azərbaycanca: Kostus
تۆرکجه: کوستوس
български: Костус
فارسی: کوستوس
suomi: Isokostukset
עברית: קושט
hrvatski: Kar
日本語: コストゥス
перем коми: Костуссэз
коми: Костус
polski: Kostowiec
русский: Костус
svenska: Kostussläktet
ไทย: สกุลเอื้องหมายนา
中文: 宝塔姜属, 闭鞘姜属, 西闭鞘姜属
中文（中国大陆）: 宝塔姜属
中文（简体）: 闭鞘姜属
中文（繁體）: 閉鞘姜屬
中文（香港）: 閉鞘姜屬
中文（新加坡）: 闭鞘姜属
中文（臺灣）: 閉鞘薑屬

Wikispecies has an entry on: Costus.

Included species (for GRIN, 19 April 2014):

C. afer, C. allenii, C. arabicus, C. dubius, C. ignaeus, C. malortieanus, C. mosaicus, C. pulverulentus, C. rumphianus, C. scaber, C. spicatus, C. stenophyllus, C. tappenbeckianus, C. woodsonii

Included species (for Kew Gardens 'World Checklist', 19 April 2014):

C. acanthocephalus, C. acreanus, C. adolphi-friderici, C. afer, C. allenii, C. amazonicus, C. arabicus, C. araneosus, C. asplundii, C. asteranthus, C. barbatus, C. beckii, C. bicolor, C. bracteatus, C. bullatus, C. chartaceus, C. chrysocephalus, C. claviger, C. clemensiae, C. comosus, C. cordatus, C. cupreifolius, C. curvibracteatus, C. deistelii, C. dendrophilus, C. dewevrei, C. dinklagei, C. dirzoi, C. dubius, C. eburneus, C. erythrocoryne, C. erythrophyllus, C. erythrothyrsus, C. fissicalyx, C. fissiligulatus, C. foliaceus, C. fortalezae, C. gabonensis, C. geothyrsus, C. giganteus, C. glaucus, C. guanaiensis, C. juruanus, C. laevis, C. lasius, C. lateriflorus, C. le-testui, C. ledermannii, C. leucanthus, C. ligularis, C. lima, C. loangensis, C. longibracteolatus, C. lucanusianus, C. maboumiensis, C. macranthus, C. maculatus, C. malortieanus, C. megalobractea, C. microcephalus, C. montanus, C. mosaicus, C. muluensis, C. mulus, C. nemotrichus, C. nitidus, C. nudicaulis, C. oblongus, C. oligophyllus, C. osae, C. phaeotrichus, C. phyllocephalus, C. pictus, C. plicatus, C. plowmanii, C. productus, C. pulverulentus, C. quasi-appendiculatus, C. ricus, C. rumphianus, C. sarmentosus, C. scaber, C. schlechteri, C. sepacuitensis, C. spectabilis, C. spicatus, C. spiralis, C. sprucei, C. stenophyllus, C. subbiflorus, C. sulfureus, C. talbotii, C. tappenbeckianus, C. tonkinensis, C. ubangiensis, C. ulei, C. vargasii, C. varzearum, C. villosissimus, C. vinosus, C. violaceus, C. viridis, C. wilsonii, C. woodsonii, C. zamoranus, C. zingiberoides

Included species (for The Plant List, 19 April 2014):

C. acanthocephalus, C. acreanus, C. adolphi-friderici, C. afer, C. allenii, C. amazonicus, C. arabicus, C. araneosus, C. asplundii, C. asteranthus, C. barbatus, C. beckii, C. bicolor, C. bracteatus, C. chartaceus, C. chrysocephalus, C. claviger, C. clemensiae, C. comosus, C. cordatus, C. cupreifolius, C. curvibracteatus, C. deistelii, C. dendrophilus, C. dewevrei, C. dinklagei, C. dirzoi, C. dubius, C. erythrocoryne, C. erythrophyllus, C. erythrothyrsus, C. fissiligulatus, C. foliaceus, C. fortalezae, C. gabonensis, C. geothyrsus, C. giganteus, C. glaucus, C. guanaiensis, C. juruanus, C. laevis, C. lasius, C. lateriflorus, C. le-testui, C. ledermannii, C. leucanthus, C. ligularis, C. lima, C. longibracteolatus, C. lucanusianus, C. maboumiensis, C. macranthus, C. maculatus, C. malortieanus, C. megalobractea, C. microcephalus, C. montanus, C. mosaicus, C. nemotrichus, C. nitidus, C. nudicaulis, C. oblongus, C. oligophyllus, C. osae, C. phaeotrichus, C. phyllocephalus, C. pictus, C. plicatus, C. plowmanii, C. productus, C. pulverulentus, C. quasi-appendiculatus, C. ricus, C. rumphianus, C. sarmentosus, C. scaber, C. schlechteri, C. sepacuitensis, C. spectabilis, C. spicatus, C. spiralis, C. sprucei, C. stenophyllus, C. subbiflorus, C. sulfureus, C. talbotii, C. tappenbeckianus, C. tonkinensis, C. ubangiensis, C. ulei, C. vargasii, C. varzearum, C. villosissimus, C. vinosus, C. violaceus, C. viridis, C. wilsonii, C. woodsonii, C. zamoranus, C. zingiberoides