Croton suavis Kunth
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Authority
Maguire, Bassett. 1965. The Botany of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 12 (3): 1-285.
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Family
Euphorbiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type. "Crescit prope Cumana in siccis (Prov. Novae Andalusiae) Floret Septembri" (B, photo N Y ).
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Description
Distribution and Ecology - Distribution. Besides Venezuela, this shrub of savannas, river banks and flood sands, is reported from British Guiana and the Rio Negro, Brazil. BRAZIL. Muya penima, Rio Negro, Amazonas, 4 Sep 1928, Tate 66, 68 ([male] fl., fr. NY).
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Discussion
Müller reported Kunth's original Humboldt specimen to be in Berlin under Willd. fol. 17852. Gleason saw this material in Berlin and identified Tate 66 and 68 by comparison.
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Distribution
Distribution. Besides Venezuela, this shrub of savannas, river banks and flood sands, is reported from British Guiana and the Rio Negro, Brazil. BRAZIL.
Venezuela South America| Brazil South America| Guyana South America|