Dimerocostus is a group of plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 1891. It is native to Central and South America. species 1. \n* Dimerocostus argenteus (Ruiz & Pav.) Maas - Peru, Bolivia 2. \n* Dimerocostus cryptocalyx N.R.Salinas & Betancur - Colombia 3. \n* Dimerocostus strobilaceus Kuntze - Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela (including Venezuelan Antilles), Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia