Sarcophrynium brachystachyum K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Marantaceae > Sarcophrynium

Characteristics

A semi-woody herb. It has underground stems or rhizomes. The leaves develop in a close clump. They have long stalks. They grow 50-170 cm high. The flowers are white. The fruit are red.
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Single long-petioled leaf arising in groups from the rhizome
Herb in forest 11/2-5 ft. high
Flowers white
Fruits red.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.56 - 1.61
Root system rhizome
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows as an under-shrub in damp swampy forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit pulp is eaten raw.
Uses food material medicinal
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Sarcophrynium brachystachyum world distribution map, present in Benin, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:565243-1
WFO ID wfo-0000524842
COL ID 6XN6G
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Phrynium brachystachyum Sarcophrynium strictifolium Maranta brachystachys Phrynium molle Phyllodes brachystachys Sarcophrynium brachystachyum Thalia brachystachys Donax brachystachya Phrynium villosum Sarcophrynium brachystachyum var. puberulifolium