Sarcophrynium

Sarcophrynium
Sarcophrynium from Liberia [1]
Scientific 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]}

In Cameroon, the leaves of Sarcophyrnium species are used to thatch huts. The fruits are also used as accessories. ^[4]

Species ^[5]

• 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

References

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. Hattori, Shiho (2006). "UTILIZATION OF MARANTACEAE PLANTS BY THE B AKA HUNTER-GATHERERS IN SOUTHEASTERN CAMEROON". African Study Monographs. Supplementary Issue. 33: 29–48. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
5. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".