Sarcophyte piriei Hutch.

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Sarcophyte piriei

Photo: Karl van Laeren
At base of Mt Tshshinini (Jechenene)

Sarcophyte piriei

Photo: Karl van Laeren
At base of Mt Tshshinini (Jechenene)

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Synonyms: Sarcophyte sanguinea Sparrm. subsp. pirei (Hutch.) B. Hansen
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Status: Native
Description:
Plant to 40 cm tall, not smelling. Tuber 5-13 × 5-11 cm, irregularly lobed. Bracts ovate-lanceolate. Male flowers: perianth segments (2-)3(-4), very fleshy; stamens (2-)3(-4), less than half as along as perianth segments. Female flowers: clusters 0.4 - 1.5 cm long, cylindric to ± spherical.
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Derivation of specific name: piriei: named for Dr J.H.H. Pirie of the East African Medical Staff, a collector of this species
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Worldwide distribution: Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe; east Africa from Somalia and Ethiopia, to Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Mozambique distribution: N,Z
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Literature:

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 29. as Sarcophyte sanguinea

Stannard, B.L. (2006). Balanophoraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 247 - 249. As Sarcophyte sanguinea piriei (Includes a picture).

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Flora of Malawi: Sarcophyte piriei
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Sarcophyte piriei

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sarcophyte piriei
African Plant Database: Sarcophyte piriei
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sarcophyte piriei
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Wikipedia: Sarcophyte piriei


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Sarcophyte piriei.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=121620, retrieved 29 March 2024

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