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Genus of flowering plants

Sapria

Sapria

Key facts

instance oftaxon
taxon nameSapria
taxon rankgenus
described by sourceFlora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 24

Sapria is an Asian genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae erected by William Griffith in 1844. It grows within roots of Vitis and Tetrastigma. The genus is limited to the tropical forests of South and Southeast Asia.

The flowers of Sapria are about 20 cm in diameter, bright red with yellow or white dots, unisexual and dioecious. In contrast with the related genus Rafflesia, the flowers have 10 lobes.

Species

Four species are described.

Image Scientific name Distribution
Sapria himalayana found in Tibet, Assam in northeast India, South-Central China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
Sapria poilanei found in Cambodia.
Sapria ram found in central and southern Thailand.
Sapria myanmarensis first described in 2019, is native to Myanmar.

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