Jatropha excisa var. pubescens Lourteig & O'Donell

  • Authority

    Dehgan, Bijan. 2012. . Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 110: 1--274. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Jatropha excisa var. pubescens Lourteig & O'Donell

  • Type

    Type. Argentina. Prov. Salta, Mun. Orán, Tartagal, Nov 1915 ([female], [male]), J. Steinbach 1714 (holotype: LIL)

  • Synonyms

    Jatropha intercedens Pax, Jatropha matacensis Castell.

  • Description

    Species Description - Shrubs, 1.5-3 m tall. Stems: with few branches, light grayish brown. Leaves: similar to those of species, mostly 3-lobed but somewhat larger, 15-18 x 9.7-13.2 cm, lobes 4-5.7 cm, pubescent on both surfaces but more densely on abaxial side. Inflorescences: bracts (1.2-)4.5—8 mm long, pubescent, peduncles and rachis longer and upright, (6-)14-16 cm long. Flowers: fragrant, sepals pubescent, petals creamy white to yellowish white, glabrous on both surfaces. Capsules: pubescent.

  • Discussion

    Castellani (1958) described Jatropha matacensis from Matacos, Formosa, Argentina [I. Juárez 19366 (LIL)]. I have not seen any other specimen of this species, and it does not appear to have been mentioned or discussed by any author. Judging from the description and illustration, I have placed it as a synonym of J. excisa var. pubescens. However, a specimen that was collected in Nova Asuncion, Paraguay [I. M. Varek 356 (MO)] and annotated by me as J. excisa var. pubescens in 2006 was annotated as J. matacensis by Fernández Casas in 2008.

  • Distribution

    Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina, in dry, much-grazed, chaco woodland at 1800 m and in alluvial soil in flat bottoms of broad valleys.

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