Croton arirambae Huber

• Authority

  Maguire, Bassett. 1965. The Botany of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 12 (3): 1-285.

• Family

  Euphorbiaceae

• Scientific Name

  Croton arirambae Huber

• Type

  Type. "Habitat in regione fl. Arirambe superioris," tributary of R. Cumina, N of Obidos, Para, Brazil, Dec 1960, Ducke.

• Discussion

  This is a well marked species with glandulose dentate leaf margins, and fimbriate glandulose stipules. It stands well isolated among the Guayana species, but shows definite relationship to the south Brazilian C. serratifolius Baill.