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Sarcophrynium

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Sarcophrynium
Sarcophrynium from Liberia[1]
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

Species[4]

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Schumann, Karl Moritz. 1902. Das Pflanzenreich IV. 48 (Heft 11): 35
  3. ^ Tropicos, Sarcophrynium K. Schum.
  4. ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".