''Sapranthus'' is a genus of flowering woody plants in the family

Annonaceae The Annonaceae are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas commonly known as the custard apple family or soursop family. With 108 accepted genera and about 2400 known species, it is the largest ...

. The genus was first described in 1866 by

Berthold Carl Seemann Berthold Carl Seemann (25 February 1825, in Kingdom of Hanover – 10 October 1871, in Nicaragua) was a German botanist. He travelled widely and collected and described plants from the Pacific and South America. In 1844 he travelled to the Unit ...

Description

Plants in this genus are shrubs or trees. The flowers are solitary and terminal and have six petals. The flowers have a characteristic foetid odour (giving the generic name) and are pollinated by

beetles Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

Species

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gives the following as accepted species: * ''

Sapranthus campechianus ''Sapranthus'' is a genus of flowering woody plants in the family Annonaceae. The genus was first described in 1866 by Berthold Carl Seemann. Description Plants in this genus are shrubs or trees. The flowers are solitary and terminal and have ...

'' (Kunth) Standl. * ''

Sapranthus chiapensis ''Sapranthus'' is a genus of flowering woody plants in the family Annonaceae. The genus was first described in 1866 by Berthold Carl Seemann. Description Plants in this genus are shrubs or trees. The flowers are solitary and terminal and have ...

'' Standl. ex G.E.Schatz * ''

Sapranthus hirsutus ''Sapranthus'' is a genus of flowering woody plants in the family Annonaceae. The genus was first described in 1866 by Berthold Carl Seemann. Description Plants in this genus are shrubs or trees. The flowers are solitary and terminal and have ...

'' van Rooden ex G.E.Schatz * ''

Sapranthus isae ''Sapranthus'' is a genus of flowering woody plants in the family Annonaceae. The genus was first described in 1866 by Berthold Carl Seemann. Description Plants in this genus are shrubs or trees. The flowers are solitary and terminal and have ...

'' J.G.Vélez & Cogollo * ''

Sapranthus microcarpus ''Sapranthus'' is a genus of flowering woody plants in the family Annonaceae. The genus was first described in 1866 by Berthold Carl Seemann. Description Plants in this genus are shrubs or trees. The flowers are solitary and terminal and have ...

'' (Donn.Sm.) R.E.Fr. * ''

Sapranthus palanga ''Sapranthus palanga'', commonly known as palanca, is a species of cauliflorous tree in the family Annonaceae, native to the tropical regions of Central America, especially Costa Rica. This species was recently separated from ''Sapranthus viola ...

'' R.E.Fr. * ''

Sapranthus violaceus ''Sapranthus'' is a genus of flowering woody plants in the family Annonaceae. The genus was first described in 1866 by Berthold Carl Seemann. Description Plants in this genus are shrubs or trees. The flowers are solitary and terminal and have ...

'' (Dunal) Saff. * ''

Sapranthus viridiflorus ''Sapranthus'' is a genus of flowering woody plants in the family Annonaceae. The genus was first described in 1866 by Berthold Carl Seemann. Description Plants in this genus are shrubs or trees. The flowers are solitary and terminal and have ...

'' G.E.Schatz * ''

Sapranthus pinedai ''Sapranthus'' is a genus of flowering woody plants in the family Annonaceae. The genus was first described in 1866 by Berthold Carl Seemann. Description Plants in this genus are shrubs or trees. The flowers are solitary and terminal and have ...

'' Ortiz-Rodriguez * ''

Sapranthus foetidus ''Sapranthus'' is a genus of flowering woody plants in the family Annonaceae. The genus was first described in 1866 by Berthold Carl Seemann. Description Plants in this genus are shrubs or trees. The flowers are solitary and terminal and have ...

'' (Rosa) Safford

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q7421121 Annonaceae genera Annonaceae Taxa described in 1866 Taxa named by Berthold Carl Seemann

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