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Taxon

Sarcophyte sanguinea Sparrm.

Protologue Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 37: 300, t. 7. 1776 [Dec ? 1776]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
EDGE Research • Predicted not threatened
Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 050.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 050.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 071.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 068.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 053.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 047.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 047.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 059.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 059.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 054.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 054.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 066.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 066.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 052.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 052.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 046.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 046.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea habitat--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 063.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea habitat--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 063.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 048.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 048.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 072.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 072.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 067.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 067.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 065.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 065.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 064.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea habitat--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 062.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea habitat--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 062.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 056.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 045.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 055.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 061.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 061.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 057.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 057.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 073.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 073.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 069.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 051.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 051.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 060.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 060.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 049.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 049.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 070.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 070.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

June 27, 2004

Location

Kenya, Kericho (Kipchebor)

-0.378611, 35.266389

Location Remarks

Gilgil on Hwy A1

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Santalales

Family

Balanophoraceae

Genus

Sarcophyte

Specific Epithet

sanguinea

Authorship

Sparrm.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

High

ED 40.7

Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.

EDGE Research

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

3.8

Global rank

#5,067 of 335,497

Top 2%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →