Sarcaulus

Sarcaulus is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1882.[1][2]

Sarcaulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Chrysophylloideae
Genus: Sarcaulus
Radlk.

Sarcaulus is native to tropical Central and South America.[3]

Species[3]
  1. Sarcaulus brasiliensis (A.DC) Eyma - from Costa Rica to Bolivia + Amapá
  2. Sarcaulus inflexus (A.C.Sm.) T.D.Penn. - Amazonas, Mato Grosso
  3. Sarcaulus oblatus T.D.Penn. - Ecuador
  4. Sarcaulus vestitus (Baehni) T.D.Penn. - Amazonas, Acre
  5. Sarcaulus wurdackii Aubrév. - Amazonas Region in Peru

References
  1. Radlkofer, Ludwig Adolph Timotheus. 1882. Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Classe (Klasse) der K. B. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 12(3): 310–311
  2. Tropicos, Sarcaulus Radlk.
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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