Croton sarcopetalus

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• Locality

  Prov. Caballero, 3 km (by dirt road) NE of Abra de Quiñe

• Elevation

  Alt. 2100 m. (6890 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -18.07, -64.325

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
NFW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
.........03980260
Euphorbiaceae
Croton
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Caballero, 3 km. (by dirt
road) NE of Abra de Quine ["Quinal" on some maps].
18°04’S, 64°19’30"W. alt. 2100 m.
Shrubland on slopes, grazed, upper limit of arid
woodlands (Harrisia tephracantha, Capparis speciosa],
with Dodonaea viscosa.
Voucher for wood specimen, MADw 48084. Slender
shrublets, few-branched, several stems in a tight
clump; sap orange. Spikes arching; male flowers
odorless, pale yellow-green, fully open (9:30 A.M.,
sunny).
Coll.: M. Nee 46637
31 Dec. 1995
/m
*5A f
The New York Botanical Garden
Croton sarcopetalus Miill. Arg.
det. M. Nee, 2002
03980260