Cheilocostus[1][2] is a genus of flowering plant in the family Costaceae, with the type species C. speciosus. Databases are currently (September 2020) inconsistent, with some botanists preferring to place the five species in the genus Hellenia.[3]
^Specht CD, Stevenson DW (2006) A new phylogeny-based generic classification of Costaceae (Zingiberales) Taxon. 55 (1), pp. 153-163.
^Leong-Škorničková J, Šída O (2016) Proposal to conserve the name Cheilocostus against Hellenia and Tsiana (Costaceae). Taxon (2482) 65: 1426-1427.
^POWO: Cheilocostus C.D.Specht (retrieved 23 September 2020)
Cheilocostus speciosus, or crêpe ginger, is a species of flowering plant in the family Costaceae. Some botanists have now revived the synonym Hellenia...
includes the following (with some botanists preferring to retain the genus Cheilocostus): Hellenia borneensis (A.D.Poulsen) Govaerts Hellenia globosa (Blume)...
other genera. Such genera include Alpinia, Amomum, Caulokaempferia, Cheilocostus, Chamaecostus, Dimerocostus, Hellenia, Paracostus, Renealmia, Tapeinochilos...
least in Australia, and of which the caterpillars feed on the plant Cheilocostus speciosus, at least in Indonesia. It was first described by Alfred Jefferis...
(Alternanthera sessilis). Herbal leaves such as aguna (Wattakaka volubilis), Cheilocostus speciosus, and passionfruit leaves are also used in mallungs. Gunawardena...
Tecoma stans. This bee has also been seen feeding on Hamelia patens, Cheilocostus, Tradescantia pallida and Datura. There may be unexpected consequences...
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