A new species of Croton section Lamprocroton (Euphorbiaceae) from Southern Brazil

Croton longicarpus (Euphorbiaceae), a new species from southern Brazil, is here described and illustrated. The new species occurs in open vegetation and at the edges of Araucaria forest. The analysis of herbarium collections and observations from populations in the field indicate that the species ha...

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Autores: Pereira, Amanda da Paixao Noronha, Riina, Ricarda, Caruzo, M.B.R.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/168235
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/168235
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Taxonomy
Crotoneae
Diversity
Neotropics
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Sumario:Croton longicarpus (Euphorbiaceae), a new species from southern Brazil, is here described and illustrated. The new species occurs in open vegetation and at the edges of Araucaria forest. The analysis of herbarium collections and observations from populations in the field indicate that the species has characters in commonwith members of Croton section Lamprocroton. The new species differs from other species in this section by its unusually elongated ovary and fruit, the narrowly spatulate sepals of the pistillate flowers, and long inflorescences.