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): 310–311Tropicos, Sarcaulus Radlk.
Sarcaulus is native to tropical Central and South America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Species Sarcaulus brasiliensis (A.DC) Eyma - from Costa Rica to Bolivia + Amapá Sarcaulus inflexus (A.C.Sm.) T.D.Penn. - Amazonas, Mato Grosso Sarcaulus oblatus T.D.Penn. - Ecuador Sarcaulus vestitus (Baehni) T.D.Penn. - Amazonas, Acre Sarcaulus wurdackii Aubrév. - Amazonas Region in Peru
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