Croton stellatoferrugineus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Crotonoideae
Tribus: Crotoneae
Genus: Croton
Sectio: C. sect. Cleodora

Species: Croton stellatoferrugineus

Name

Croton stellatoferrugineus Caruzo & Cordeiro, Phytotaxa 3: 28. 2010.

• Type: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Santo Antônio do Itambé, "estrada para as cachoeiras e para a ponte de pedra, próximo à ponte" (18°27’16,2’’S e 43°18’29,4’’W), M.B.R. Caruzo, L.R. Lima, S.E. Martins & A.L. Santos 120 (Holotypus: SP; isotypes: K, MICH, MO, NY, SPF).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Caruzo, M.B.R., Cordeiro, I., Berry, P.E. & Riina, R.. 2010. A new species of Croton section Cleodora (Euphorbiaceae s.s.) from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Phytotaxa 3: 27–33. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.3.1.3 Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton stellatoferrugineus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 9. Reference page.