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Issue: Vol. 442 No. 4: 13 May 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-05-13
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.442.4.3
Page range: 291–300
Abstract views: 25
PDF downloaded: 2

Rediscovery and lectotypification of Croton claussenianus (Euphorbiaceae), an enigmatic endemic species from southeastern Brazil

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, 52171–900, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Conservação, Unidade Acadêmica de Serra Talhada, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, 56900–000, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, 52171–900, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, 52171–900, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Cerrado Lasiogyne nomenclature taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Croton claussenianus was rediscovered after a lapse of 156 years in the same state (Minas Gerais, Brazil) where the type was collected. A description, first illustration, distribution, phenology, and the conservation status of C. claussenianus are provided here; its typification, sectional placement, and relationships are discussed. An identification key to C. claussenianus and its closest relatives in Minas Gerais State is also provided.