Croton gracilipes Baill.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Ignacio Warnes Prov.

• Locality

  21 km NE of Santa Cruz-Warnes highway, on road past Candelaria and towards Nueva Esperanza, 2 km NE of Chimbote

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -17.4703, -62.9928

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Euphorbiaceae Croton gracilipes Muell. Arg.
det. M. Nee, 2005
DEPTO. SANTA CRUZ, Prov. Wames, 21 km NE of
Santa Cruz-Wames highway, on road past Candelaria and
towards Nueva Esperanza, 2 km NE of Chimbote.
17°28’13”S, 62°59’34”W. alt. 300 m.
Flat plain, fine sandy and clay soil, along currently non-
flowing stream with a series of small ponds. Pastured and
with fields of sugar cane, etc., with patches of disturbed
forest with Gallesia integrifolia\t Capparis coimbrana,
Attalea phalerata, Acacia polyphylla, Tessaria integrifolia,
Solanum riparium, Capparis tweediana.
Shrublets 1.5 m. tall. Inflorescence erect.
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