''Sarcaulus'' is a genus of
plant
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s in the family
Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1882.
Tropicos, ''Sarcaulus'' Radlk.
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''Sarcaulus'' is native to tropical Central
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.[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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# '' Sarcaulus brasiliensis'' (A.DC) Eyma - from Costa Rica to Bolivia + ]Amapá
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# '' Sarcaulus inflexus'' (A.C.Sm.) T.D.Penn. - Amazonas, Mato Grosso
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# '' Sarcaulus oblatus'' T.D.Penn. - Ecuador
# '' Sarcaulus vestitus'' (Baehni) T.D.Penn. - Amazonas, Acre
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# '' Sarcaulus wurdackii'' Aubrév. - Amazonas Region
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in Peru
References
Sapotaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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