Croton thomasii Riina & P. E. Berry (Euphorbiaceae), a new species from the Atlantic Forest in the State of Bahia (Brazil) and typification of Croton sapiifolius Müll. Arg.

[EN] Croton thomasii Riina & P. E. Berry (Euphorbiaceae), a new tree species from the Atlantic forest of southern Bahia, Brazil, is described and illustrated. It is compared with Croton sapiifolius Müll. Arg., previously known only from the type collection, for which a detailed description and a...

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Autores: Riina, Ricarda, Cordeiro, Inês, Amorim, André M., Berry, Paul E.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/168590
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/168590
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Euphorbiaceae
Croton
Brazil State of Bahia
Atlantic forest
Taxonomy
Typification
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Sumario:[EN] Croton thomasii Riina & P. E. Berry (Euphorbiaceae), a new tree species from the Atlantic forest of southern Bahia, Brazil, is described and illustrated. It is compared with Croton sapiifolius Müll. Arg., previously known only from the type collection, for which a detailed description and a first illustration are given. A lectotype is designated for Croton sapiifolius. Taxonomical affinities of these two species are also briefly discussed using both morphological and molecular data.