# Sapria

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***Sapria*** is an Asian [genus](/source/Genus) of [parasitic](/source/Parasite) [flowering plants](/source/Flowering_plant) in the family [Rafflesiaceae](/source/Rafflesiaceae) erected by [William Griffith](/source/William_Griffith_(botanist)) in 1844.[2] It grows within roots of *[Vitis](/source/Vitis)* and *[Tetrastigma](/source/Tetrastigma)*. The genus is limited to the tropical forests of [South](/source/South_Asia) and [Southeast Asia](/source/Southeast_Asia).

The flowers of *Sapria* are about 20 cm in diameter, bright red with yellow or white dots, unisexual and [dioecious](/source/Glossary_of_botanical_terms#dioecious). In contrast with the related genus *[Rafflesia](/source/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.[1] Sapria myanmarensis first described in 2019, is native to Myanmar.[3]

## References

1. ["*Sapria* Griff."](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:14134-1), *Plants of the World Online*, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-10-27

1. Griffith W (1844) *Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond.* 1: 216.

1. 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](https://doi.org/10.6165/tai.2019.64.357)

## External links

- [*Sapria*](http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china//PDF/PDF05/Sapria.pdf) in *Flora of China* 5: 271. 2003.
- [*A rare root parasitic plant (*Sapria himalayana*Griffith.) in Namdapha National Park, northeastern India*](http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/dec252003/1668.pdf) in *Current Science*, Vol. 85, No. 12, 25 December 2003

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