Croton suassunae (Euphorbiaceae): A New Dioecious Species from Northeastern Brazil

Yuri Rossine; Ana Paula de Souza Gomes; André Laurênio de Melo; Sarah Maria Athiê-Souza; Margareth Ferreira de Sales

doi:10.1600/036364420X15862837791366

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13 May 2020 Croton suassunae (Euphorbiaceae): A New Dioecious Species from Northeastern Brazil

Yuri Rossine, Ana Paula de Souza Gomes, André Laurênio de Melo, Sarah Maria Athiê-Souza, Margareth Ferreira de Sales

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Systematic Botany, 45(2):249-253 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364420X15862837791366

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During a taxonomic revision of Croton sect. Lasiogyne in Brazil, a new species was found that is described and illustrated here. Croton suassunae clearly belongs to C. sect. Lasiogyne and is morphologically similar to C. tricolor and C. limae. Its distribution, habitat, phenology, and informal conservation status are presented, as well as an identification key and a table describing the differences between that species and its closest relatives. The discovery of C. suassunae adds dioecious plants and bifid styles to the concept of C. sect. Lasiogyne.

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Yuri Rossine, Ana Paula de Souza Gomes, André Laurênio de Melo, Sarah Maria Athiê-Souza, and Margareth Ferreira de Sales "Croton suassunae (Euphorbiaceae): A New Dioecious Species from Northeastern Brazil," Systematic Botany 45(2), 249-253, (13 May 2020). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364420X15862837791366

Published: 13 May 2020

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