Sarcaulus

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Sarcaulus is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1882.Radlkofer, Ludwig Adolph Timotheus. 1882. Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Classe (Klasse) der K. B. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 12(3): 310–311[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40029620 Tropicos, Sarcaulus Radlk.]

Sarcaulus is native to tropical Central and South America.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=184849 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

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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