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Sarcophrynium

Sarcophrynium
Photo: Matilda Smith (died 1926), Public domain
Family
Marantaceae (Prayer-plant family)

About

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.

Other Sarcophrynium plants

Sarcophrynium brachystachys · Sarcophrynium villosum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sarcophrynium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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