What is "paracostus"

Paracostus is a group of plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 2006. It is native to Borneo and to tropical Africa.

1. Paracostus englerianus (K.Schum.) C.D.Specht - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo Republic, Gabon, Islands of the Gulf of Guinea
2. Paracostus paradoxus (K.Schum.) C.D.Specht - Borneo