Sarcophrynium Explained

Sarcophrynium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae indigenous to tropical Africa. It was described as a genus in 1902.^{[1] [2]}

Species^[3]

• Sarcophrynium bisubulatum (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - Zaïre
• Sarcophrynium brachystachyum (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

Notes and References

1. Schumann, Karl Moritz. 1902. Das Pflanzenreich IV. 48 (Heft 11): 35
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40029857 Tropicos, Sarcophrynium K. Schum.
3. Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.