Sapranthus
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Sapranthus is a genus of flowering woody plants in the family Annonaceae.[1] The genus was first described in 1866 by Berthold Carl Seemann.[2]
Description
Plants in this genus are shrubs or trees. The flowers are solitary and terminal and have six petals.[3] The flowers have a characteristic foetid odour (giving the generic name) and are pollinated by beetles.[4]
Species
Plants of the World Online gives the following as accepted species:[1][5]
- Sapranthus campechianus (Kunth) Standl.
- Sapranthus chiapensis Standl. ex G.E.Schatz
- Sapranthus hirsutus van Rooden ex G.E.Schatz
- Sapranthus isae J.G.Vélez & Cogollo
- Sapranthus microcarpus (Donn.Sm.) R.E.Fr.
- Sapranthus palanga R.E.Fr.
- Sapranthus violaceus (Dunal) Saff.
- Sapranthus viridiflorus G.E.Schatz
- Sapranthus pinedai Ortiz-Rodriguez
- Sapranthus foetidus (Rosa) Safford
Further reading
References
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