Croton sarcopetalus

herbarium of
s. A, KRUKOFF
THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
JAMAICA PLAIN, MASS., U.S.A.
§» tbe basis of its vegeative characters Meyer 3762 undoubtedly falls
within the limits of 0» tuemanensis «which I treat as a synonym of G* sarco-
jgtaJ^* As to the j» flowers it seems tome to be inextricable from korentz
895»the holotype of~C» aaroopefcalus Musll* arg* The difference between 1k e
indumaat of the ovary of C» tueumanensis and 0» saroopetalus is on® of degree
cf thietoess and color,but numerous intermediates are pies&it in herbarium*
which cenneet Meyer 5768 and Lorentz 893» Only field study nay decide whether
a tueumnenajs^Griseb» is mSESFa veg^tive state fcweak lateral shoots)
0» sarcepetalus .or actually a separable entity,elose to this species but
apeciii cally or varietally different from it*
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HERBARIO DEL INSTITUTO MIGUEL LILLO
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMAN
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