Croton floribundus Sprengel (1826: 873)

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 : 243

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.570.3.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7260327
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scientific name	Croton floribundus Sprengel (1826: 873)
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11. Croton floribundus Sprengel (1826: 873) View in CoL .

Type: — BRAZIL. s.loc., s.d., F. Sellow s.n. (holotype B †); s.loc., s.d., F . Sellow 171 (neotype SP 001046 !, designated by Caruzo & Cordeiro 2007). ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 , A–E)

Croton floribundus is a tree without leaf nectary glands, with a long and pendulous inflorescence, multifid styles and muricate fruits. The species has been confused with C. eichleri (see comments under C. eichleri ). Croton floribundus belongs to Croton sect. Lasiogyne ( van Ee et al. 2011) .

Distribution and habitat:— It occurs in Paraguay and Brazil (AL, BA, CE, DF, ES, MG, MS, MT, PB, PR, RJ, SP) ( Santos et al. 2017). It is commonly found in edges of forests and in clearings, between 240 and 900 m elevation. ( Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 ).

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

Representative specimens:— BRAZIL. Paraná: Bandeirantes, Mata do Laranjinha , 10 October, 1995, M . V .F. Tomé 522 ( MBM). Califórnia, Rodovia para Apucarana, 15 November 1966, J . Lindeman & H . Haas 3262 ( K, MBM, NY, RB). Cianorte, Fazenda Lagoa , 24 August 1967, G . Hatschbach 16478 ( MBM, P, US) . Jaguariaíva, fazenda para acesso ao Rio das Mortes, 24°13’43.06”S, 49°39’05.36”W, 918 m, 22 October 2016, A GoogleMaps . P GoogleMaps .N. Pereira, F . S . Petrongari & O . L .M. Silva 42 ( SP). Tomazina, 15 km N , 19 October 1966, J . C . Lindeman & J . H . Haas 3157 ( K, MBM, NY, W) .

B	Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Zentraleinrichtung der Freien Universitaet
M	Botanische Staatssammlung München
V	Royal British Columbia Museum - Herbarium
MBM	San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammals
J	University of the Witwatersrand
H	University of Helsinki
K	Royal Botanic Gardens
NY	William and Lynda Steere Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden
RB	Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
G	Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève
P	Museum National d' Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN) - Vascular Plants
A	Harvard University - Arnold Arboretum
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
SP	Instituto de Botânica
N	Nanjing University
C	University of Copenhagen
W	Naturhistorisches Museum Wien