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Sapria

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Sapria is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. 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.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sapria Griff.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-10-27
  2. ^ a b Tanaka, Nobuyuki; Nagamasu, Hidetoshi; Tagane, Shuichiro; Aung, Mu Mu; Win, Aung Khaing & Hnin, Phyu Phyu (2019), "Contributions to the Flora of Myanmar IV: A new species and a newly recorded taxon of the genus Sapria (Rafflesiaceae)", Taiwania, 64 (4): 357–362, doi:10.6165/tai.2019.64.357

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Sapria: Brief Summary

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Sapria is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. 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.

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