Croton

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Croton

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 23011 with R. Reis dos Santos, R. Souza & S. F. da Fonsêca, 10 Feb 1969

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, ca. 30 km N.E. of Francisco Sá, on road to Salinas.

  • Habitat

    Outcrops and steep rocky slopes with cerrado.

  • Description

    subshrub. Ramose subshrub ca. 50cm tall. Flowers white. Fruit green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 870529

    Occurrence ID: 8e153d13-cb41-46e9-a8c2-5f0bbf0123c8

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Croton

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, ca. 30 km N.E. of Francisco Sá, on road to Salinas

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1100 m. (3609 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.4288, -43.2679

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Estado de Minas Gerais
Serra do Espinhaco
No. 23011
Croton
Ramose subshrub ca. ^Ocm tall. Flowers
white* Fruit green. Outcrops and steep
rocky slopes with cerrado, ca, 30km N«E.
of Francisco Sa, road to Salinas. Elev.
Elev. 1100 m.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00870529
H. S. Irwin, R. Reis dos Santos,
R. Souza, & S'. F. da Fonseca
10 February 1969
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia and
the Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimentasáo do Norte, supported in part by
funds from the National Science Foundation.
00870529