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.
; SpeciesSarcophrynium bisubulatum K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - ZaïreSarcophrynium brachystachys K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - C + W AfricaSarcophrynium congolense Loes. in G.W.J.Mildbraed - ZaïreSarcophrynium prionogonium K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - C + W AfricaSarcophrynium schweinfurthianum Milne-Redh. - C + E AfricaSarcophrynium villosum K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Gabon