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Triuridaceae

Arfak sciaphila

Sciaphila arfakiana Becc.

Family
Triuridaceae
Genus
Sciaphila

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Arfak sciaphila (Sciaphila arfakiana)
FlowerPhoto: Cheng-Te Hsu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
兰屿霉草, 蘭嶼霉草
English
Arfak sciaphila

Synonyms

  • Andruris andajensis (Becc.) Schltr.
  • Andruris anisophylla Giesen
  • Andruris australasica (Hemsl.) Giesen
  • Andruris buruensis J.J.Sm.
  • Andruris celebica Schltr.
  • Andruris clemensae (Hemsl.) Giesen
  • Andruris clemensiae var. borneensis Giesen
  • Andruris crinita (Becc.) Schltr.
  • Andruris elegans Giesen
  • Andruris javanica Giesen
  • Andruris palawensis Tuyama
  • Andruris tenella Schltr.
  • Andruris vitiensis (A.C.Sm.) Giesen
  • Sciaphila andejensis Becc.
  • Sciaphila atroviolacea Schltr.
  • Sciaphila australasica Hemsl.
  • Sciaphila clemensae Hemsl.
  • Sciaphila crinita Becc.
  • Sciaphila inaequalis Schltr.
  • Sciaphila tuberculata Giesen
  • Sciaphila valida Giesen
  • Sciaphila vitiensis A.C.Sm.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.