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 six petals. The flowers have a characteristic foetid odour (giving the generic name) and are pollinated by beetles.
Species Plants of the World Online gives the following as accepted species: 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
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