Sapria

Sapria himalayana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Rafflesiaceae
Genus: Sapria
Species: S. himalayana – S. poilanei – S. myanmarensis – S. ram

Name

Sapria Griff., Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1(22): 216 (1844).

• Type species: Sapria himalayana Griff., Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1(22): 217 (1844).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Richthofenia Hosseus, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 55 (1907).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central. Asia-Tropical  Indian Subcontinent Assam, Tibet, East Himalaya. Indo-China Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Griffith, W. 1844. On the Root-Parasites referred by authors to Rhizantheae, and their allies. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 1(22): 216–221. BHL.
• Hosseus, C. C. 1907. Eine neue Rafflesiaceengattung aus Siam. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 41(2): 55–61. BHL.

Additional references

• Bänzinger, H. & Hansen, B. 1997. Unmasking the real Identity of Sapria poilanei Gagnep. emend., and description of Sapria ram sp.n. (Rafflesiaceae). Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 45: 149–170. -->PDF!

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