| Sarcophrynium | |
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| Sarcophrynium from Liberia[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Sarcophrynium K.Schum. |
Sarcophrynium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae indigenous to tropical Africa. It was described as a genus in 1902.[2][3]
In Cameroon, the leaves of Sarcophyrnium species are used to thatch huts. The fruits are also used as accessories.[4]
- Species[5]
- 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
References
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- ↑ 1906 illustration from book Liberia by Sir Harry Johnston; with an appendix on the flora of Liberia by Dr. Otto Stapf; 28 coloured illustrations by Sir Harry Johnston, 24 botanical drawings by Miss Matilda Smith
- ↑ Schumann, Karl Moritz. 1902. Das Pflanzenreich IV. 48 (Heft 11): 35
- ↑ Tropicos, Sarcophrynium K. Schum.
- ↑ Hattori, Shiho (2006). "UTILIZATION OF MARANTACEAE PLANTS BY THE B AKA HUNTER-GATHERERS IN SOUTHEASTERN CAMEROON". African Study Monographs. Supplementary Issue. 33: 29–48. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ↑ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".
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