A new species of dragon�s blood Croton (Euphorbiaceae) from South America with singular inflorescences

Abstract:

Croton amentiformis, a new species of Euphorbiaceae from western South America, is described and illustrated. Morphological evidence and data from leaf anatomy indicate that the new species belongs to the dragon�s blood group (Croton section Cyclostigma). The dense and congested inflorescence is unusual within the genus. This singular dragon�s blood species is dedicated to the Florence Tropical Herbarium (FT) on the occasion of its 100th Anniversary celebrated in 2014. © 2015 Dipartimento di Biologia, Universit� di Firenze

Año de publicación:

2017

Keywords:

• section cyclostigma
• euphorbiaceae
• Perú
• Croton
• ECUADOR
• crotoneae
• taxonomy

Fuente:

rraae