Croton glechomifolius Müller Argoviensis (1865: 126)

Pereira, Amanda Da Paixão Noronha, Riina, Ricarda & Caruzo, Maria Beatriz Rossi, 2022, Croton (Euphorbiaceae) of the Brazilian state of Paraná: an annotated checklist, species distribution, and identification key, Phytotaxa 570 (3), pp. 231-274 : 246

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.570.3.1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7260341

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039887C6-9005-0478-FF44-FB382F26857B

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Croton glechomifolius Müller Argoviensis (1865: 126)
status

 

15. Croton glechomifolius Müller Argoviensis (1865: 126) View in CoL .

Type:— BRAZIL. Parana ́: s.loc., 15 November 1828, F. Sellow s.n. (holotype B †, photo F 249290 !); São Paulo: “in campis graminosis ad furnas”, March 1826, L . Riedel 263 (neotype LE 00018218 !, designated by Sodré et al. 2019). ( Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 , A–E)

Croton glechomifolius is a prostate subshrub (sometimes growing under other plants) with reniform leaves, flowers and capsules facing downwards, which is uncommon characters in species of Croton from Paraná. It is similar morphologically to C. glandulosus (see comments in C. glandulosus ). The species belongs to section Geiseleria subsect. Ocalia ( Riina et al. 2021) .

Distribution and habitat:— It occurs in Argentina, Brazil (PR, RS, SC, SP), and Paraguay ( Caruzo et al. 2020, Riina et al. 2021), growing in open vegetation (‘campo limpo or ‘campo sujo’) and, rarely, in sandy soil, between 530 and 1290 m elevation. ( Fig. 8 View FIGURE 8 ).

Phenology:— Flowering from September to December, and fruiting from December to April.

Representative specimens:— BRAZIL. Paraná: Balsa Nova, Serra São Luiz , 21 October 1998, E . Barbosa & J . Cordeiro 173 ( MBM). Campo Mourão, Cerrado Valtra , 24°00’36.69”S, 52°21’47.24”W, 535 m, 19 October 2016, A. P. N GoogleMaps . Pereira , F. S . Petrongari e O. L. M . Silva 33 ( SP). Palmas, Santo Agostinho, 15 December 1989, G . Hatschbach & V . Nicolack 53661 ( MBM). Ponta Grossa, Vila Velha, 15 January 1987, A . Krapovickas & C. L . Cristóbal 40840 ( CTES, MBM). São José dos Pinhais, Aeroporto Afonso Pena, 10 October 2009, R . Ristow , A. C. L . Miranda , V. C. M . Guimarães & V. Q. B . Lima 262 ( MBM) .

B

Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Zentraleinrichtung der Freien Universitaet

E

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

J

University of the Witwatersrand

MBM

San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammals

A

Harvard University - Arnold Arboretum

P

Museum National d' Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN) - Vascular Plants

N

Nanjing University

F

Field Museum of Natural History, Botany Department

S

Department of Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History

O

Botanical Museum - University of Oslo

L

Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Leiden University branch

M

Botanische Staatssammlung München

SP

Instituto de Botânica

G

Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève

V

Royal British Columbia Museum - Herbarium

C

University of Copenhagen

CTES

Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste

R

Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile

Q

Universidad Central

GBIF Dataset (for parent article) Darwin Core Archive (for parent article) View in SIBiLS Plain XML RDF