Croton maasii (Euphorbiaceae), a new species from the Western Amazon region

Croton maasii, a new species from South America, is described and illustrated. The species is only known from terra firme forests of the extreme western Amazonian region, in W Brazil and adjacent E Peru. Croton maasii resembles C. pachypodus, a more abundant and widely distributed species in the Neo...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Riina, Ricarda, Berry, Paul E.
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2011
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/169050
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/169050
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Amazon
Tropical South America
Taxonomy
Peru
Euphorbiaceae
Croton
Brazi
Description
Summary:Croton maasii, a new species from South America, is described and illustrated. The species is only known from terra firme forests of the extreme western Amazonian region, in W Brazil and adjacent E Peru. Croton maasii resembles C. pachypodus, a more abundant and widely distributed species in the Neotropics, but differs from it in its much smaller fruits, foliage colour, less dense leaf indumentum, and a more even position of the petiolar glands. Published on 15 July 2011. © 2011 Nationaal Herbarium Nederland.