Cheilocostus
# Cheilocostus

Cheilocostus 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.

## Species

The Plant List lists five accepted species:

* Cheilocostus borneensis A.D.Poulsen
* Cheilocostus globosus (Blume) C.D.Specht
* Cheilocostus lacerus (Gagnep.) C.D.Specht
* Cheilocostus sopuensis (Maas & H.Maas) C.D.Specht
* Cheilocostus speciosus (J.Koenig) C.D.Specht
