Chamaecostus is a group of plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 2006. It is endemic to South America. species 1. \n* Chamaecostus congestiflorus - Venezuela, N Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana 2. \n* Chamaecostus curcumoides - French Guiana 3. \n* Chamaecostus cuspidatus - E Brazil 4. \n* Chamaecostus fragilis - Colombia, N Brazil 5. \n* Chamaecostus fusiformis - Pará 6. \n* Chamaecostus lanceolatus - Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana 7. \n* Chamaecostus subsessilis - Brazil, Bolivia