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Type: Article
Published: 2021-04-12
Page range: 189–194
Abstract views: 35
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Novelties in Croton (Euphorbiaceae) from southern South America

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto de Biociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, 9500, Agronomia, Porto Alegre—RS, Brazil.
Museu de Ciências Naturais, Rua Doutor Salvador França Jardim Botânico 90690000, Porto Alegre—RS, Brazil.
Instituto de Botânica, Av. Miguel Stéfano, 3687, São Paulo, 04301902, SP, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto de Biociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, 9500, Agronomia, Porto Alegre—RS, Brazil. Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Departamento de Botânica, Campus Capão do Leão, 354, 96010900, Pelotas—RS, Brazil.
Argentina grasslands Pampas Rio Grande do Sul Uruguay Eudicots

Abstract

During a taxonomic revision of the genus Croton from the Pampas grasslands, some necessary taxonomic adjustments were identified and are here presented. The study was based on new collections, field work and analyses of protologues and type specimens. We treat C. allemii as a synonym of C. triqueter, C. stenotrichus as a synonym of C. hilarii, and we designate a lectotype for C. stenotrichus. Croton lombardianus is newly reported for Brazil and C. macrobothrys as a new record for the Atlantic Moist Forest in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Updated information on the geographic distributions of these species is also provided.