Croton

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Croton

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 6207, 03 Mar 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. Alto Paraíso de Goiás Mun. Chapada dos Veadeiros, ca. 20 km by road N of Alto Paraíso.

  • Habitat

    Hillside with blocky sandstone outcrops on upper slopes and sandy soil on lower slopes. Open, grassy cerrado on lower slopes, larger trees among rocks.

  • Description

    shrub. Shrub 70cm tall; flowers greenish-white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 870541

    Occurrence ID: 4ecc90f7-e33b-4366-83a1-abd91d7aaf1d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Croton

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • County/Municipio

    Alto Paraíso de Goiás Mun.

  • Locality

    Chapada dos Veadeiros, ca. 20 km by road N of Alto Paraíso

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1600 m. (5249 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.9376, -47.5167

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Road originally heads NW of original location, but curves back to the east.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

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PLANTS OF THE PLANALTO DO BRASIL
Collected for The New York Botanical Garden by W. R. Anderson,
M. T. Kalin Arroyo, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza
Estado de Goias
Chapada dos Veadeiros
Croton
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00870541
20 km by road N of Alto Paraíso; elev. ca.
l600 m. Hillside with blocky sandstone out-
crops on upper slopes and sandy soil on lower
slopes; open, grassy cerrado on lower slopes,
larger trees among rocks.
Shrub 70 cm tall; flowers greenish-white.
William R. Anderson 5207
March 1973
field work supported in part by funds from the National Science Foundation
and conducted with the collaboration of the Uni vers idade de Brasilia and the
Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimentará© Agrícola do Norte.
00870541