Sarcophrynium

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.

• Sarcophrynium bisubulatum <small>(K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.)</small> - Zaïre
• Sarcophrynium brachystachys <small>(Benth.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.)</small> - C + W Africa
• Sarcophrynium congolense <small>Loes. in G.W.J.Mildbraed (ed.)</small> - Zaïre
• Sarcophrynium prionogonium <small>(K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.)</small> - C + W Africa
• Sarcophrynium schweinfurthianum <small>(Kuntze) Milne-Redh.</small> - C + E Africa
• Sarcophrynium villosum <small>(Benth.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.)</small> - Gabon

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