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Monocostus is a small genus in the ginger family Costaceae, known from a single species, Monocostus uniflorus, which is endemic to Peru. It is rarely cultivated, so care advice here is general guidance for a shade-loving tropical understorey ginger.
Monocostus is a group of plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 1904. There is only one known species, Monocostus uniflorus, endemic to Peru.
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