''Sarcophrynium'' is a genus of

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in family

Marantaceae The Marantaceae are a family, the arrowroot family, of flowering plants consisting of 31 genera and around 530 species, defining it as one of the most species-rich families in its order.Kennedy, H. (2000). “Diversification in pollination mechan ...

indigenous to tropical

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. It was described as a genus in 1902. ; Species * ''

Sarcophrynium bisubulatum ''Sarcophrynium'' is a genus of plant in family Marantaceae indigenous to tropical Africa. It was described as a genus in 1902. ; Species * '' Sarcophrynium bisubulatum'' (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - Zaïre * ''Sarcophrynium brac ...

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Sarcophrynium brachystachyum ''Sarcophrynium'' is a genus of plant in family Marantaceae indigenous to tropical Africa. It was described as a genus in 1902. ; Species * ''Sarcophrynium bisubulatum'' (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - Zaïre * '' Sarcophrynium brac ...

'' (Benth.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - C + W Africa * ''

Sarcophrynium congolense ''Sarcophrynium'' is a genus of plant in family Marantaceae indigenous to tropical Africa. It was described as a genus in 1902. ; Species * ''Sarcophrynium bisubulatum'' (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - Zaïre * ''Sarcophrynium brach ...

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Sarcophrynium prionogonium ''Sarcophrynium'' is a genus of plant in family Marantaceae indigenous to tropical Africa. It was described as a genus in 1902. ; Species * ''Sarcophrynium bisubulatum'' (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - Zaïre * ''Sarcophrynium brach ...

'' (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - C + W Africa * ''

Sarcophrynium schweinfurthianum ''Sarcophrynium'' is a genus of plant in family Marantaceae indigenous to tropical Africa. It was described as a genus in 1902. ; Species * ''Sarcophrynium bisubulatum'' (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - Zaïre * ''Sarcophrynium brach ...

'' (Kuntze) Milne-Redh. - C + E Africa * ''

Sarcophrynium villosum ''Sarcophrynium villosum'' is a species of plant in the Marantaceae family.Schumann, Karl Moritz. 1892. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. Leipzig 15(4): 445, ''Phyllodes villosa'' It is found in C ...

'' (Benth.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - Gabon

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