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Sarcophyte piriei
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Male inflorescence
Kasanka National Park, Fibwe
Nov 1998
Photo: Jeff Mee
Female plant, fruiting
Kakoma workshop, Malimba Area
Dec 2017
Photo: Graeme Ellis
Fruit
Kakoma workshop, Malimba Area
Dec 2017
Photo: Graeme Ellis
Female inflorescences in various bud stages; also a male inflorescence at left
Kakoma workshop, Malimba Area
Dec 2017
Photo: Graeme Ellis
Male plant
Kakoma workshop, Malimba Area
Dec 2017
Photo: Graeme Ellis
Male flowers, with white pollen
Kakoma workshop, Malimba Area
Dec 2017
Photo: Graeme Ellis
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| Synonyms: |
Sarcophyte sanguinea Sparrm. subsp. pirei (Hutch.) B. Hansen |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Widespread |
| 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. |
| Type location: |
Kenya |
| Notes: | Conservation status: Widespread, probably not threatened. |
| Derivation of specific name: | piriei: named for Dr J.H.H. Pirie of the East African Medical Staff, a collector of this species |
| Habitat: | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe; east Africa from Somalia and Ethiopia, to Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
| National distribution: | C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | C,Lk |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 26 January 2018 |
| 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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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sarcophyte piriei
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