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Sarcophrynium
Sign in to saveSarcophrynium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae indigenous to tropical Africa. It was described as a genus in 1902.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Sarcophrynium is referenced by 3 other articles, and connects out to Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo and plant.
Vinony files it under Flora of the Afrotropical realm, Marantaceae genera and Sarcophrynium.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderZingiberales
- FamilyMarantaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 93
- With media
- 159
- Family
- Marantaceae
- Collections
- A, GH, MO
- Recorded in
- Liberia, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Guinea
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Marantaceae
- Image
- Sarcophrynium-1906.jpg
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- Commons category
- Sarcophrynium
- topic's main category
- Category:Sarcophrynium
- taxon name
- Sarcophrynium
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- 肉柊叶属
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Encyclopedic overview
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Sarcophrynium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae indigenous to tropical Africa. It was described as a genus in 1902.
In Cameroon, the leaves of Sarcophyrnium species are used to thatch huts. The fruits are also used as accessories. Species Sarcophrynium bisubulatum (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - Zaïre Sarcophrynium brachystachys (Benth.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - C + W Africa Sarcophrynium congolense Loes. in G.W.J.Mildbraed (ed.) - Zaïre Sarcophrynium prionogonium (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - C + W Africa Sarcophrynium schweinfurthianum (Kuntze) Milne-Redh. - C + E Africa Sarcophrynium villosum (Benth.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - Gabon
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