Two new South American species of Croton (Euphorbiaceae) and their phylogenetic affinities

Two new South American species of Croton (Euphorbiaceae) and their phylogenetic affinities

Two rarely collected species of Croton from South America are des cribed and illustrated. Croton chimboracensis P.E. Berry & Riina is localized in western Andean Ecuador and is sister to Croton sect. Adenophyllum Griseb. Croton abonari Riina & P.E. Berry is known from a single location in Am...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ricarda Riina, Paul E. Berry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2010-06-01
Series:Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid
Subjects:
amazon
andes
croton abonari
c. chimboracensis
euphorbiaceae.
Online Access:http://rjb.revistas.csic.es/index.php/rjb/article/view/339
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Summary:Two rarely collected species of Croton from South America are des cribed and illustrated. Croton chimboracensis P.E. Berry & Riina is localized in western Andean Ecuador and is sister to Croton sect. Adenophyllum Griseb. Croton abonari Riina & P.E. Berry is known from a single location in Amazonian Brazil; it resembles both C. sampatik Müll. Arg. and members of Croton sect. Cuneati (G.L. Webster) Riina & P.E. Berry, but C. abonari can be easily distinguished from both groups by distinctive morphological characters
ISSN:0211-1322
1988-3196

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